(UPDATING THROUGHOUT WITH LATEST INFO ON TYPHOON, CHANGING HEADLINE)
Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor early Tuesday passed
Kyushu has so far experienced widespread power outages and disruption in transportation services, with one man in his 70s in Saga Prefecture believed to have died after falling from a roof while attempting to stormproof it, according to authorities.
The
Although the typhoon is expected to be downgraded to an extratropical cyclone by Tuesday night, eastern and western
After approaching Kyushu, the season's 11th typhoon swept past Shimane Prefecture and other areas on the country's western coast as it traveled through the
Parts of southeast
As of noon Tuesday, Typhoon Hinnamnor was located around 280 kilometers north-northwest of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, moving northeast at 65 km per hour, according to the agency.
The typhoon had an atmospheric pressure of 965 hectopascals at its center and was packing winds of up to 180 kph.
Disruption to communication services have been reported mainly in Kyushu and the southern island prefecture of
Railway transportation was disrupted, with JR Kyushu suspending its bullet train services between Hakata and
According to a 24-hour forecast through Wednesday noon, 150 millimeters of rain is expected in Shikoku and Kinki, and 120 mm for Tokai. In the following 24 hours, up to 150 mm is expected in Tokai.
==Kyodo
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