Published 14:54 IST, September 22nd 2019

Powerful Typhoon Tapah batters Southern Islands of Japan on Sept 22

A powerful typhoon was heading northeast to Japan's main island of Honshu on Sunday, September 22, after lashing parts of the country's southern islands

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A powerful typhoon was heing rast to Japan's main island of Honshu on Sunday, September 22, after lashing parts of country's sourn islands with heavy rains and winds that caused flooding and some mir injuries. Typhoon Tapah reportedly passed near Nagasaki in sourn Japan on Sunday afteron after hitting or parts of sourn Japan, including Okinawa, two previous days. Japan's Meteorological ncy said storm was moving rast at a speed of 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph), with maximum winds of 162 kph (100 mph). 

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Storm was moving rast at a speed of 30kmph

ncy warned of heavy rain, flooding and possible landslides through Monday in western Japan. typhoon hit Okinawa on Friday and Saturday and left 18 people with mir injuries. storm disrupted air and train travel in region during what is a three-day weekend. 

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Typhoon dams properties

In beoka City in Miyazaki prefecture, a torno believed to have been triggered by typhoon damd at least one house and injured two people slightly, according to Fire and Disaster Manment ncy. 

winds blew a cargo container into an electricity tower, causing power loss to some train stations in area. city postponed Sunday's entrance exam for city employees due to typhoon. approaching typhoon also caused fears in parts of Chiba, near Tokyo, which was hit hard by ar typhoon earlier this month and is still recovering from dam. 

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Cleanup and power restoration efforts underway

That typhoon damd many houses and electric poles, causing widespre blackouts in prefecture and triggering criticism and concern about ing infrastructure systems in country. Cleanup and power restoration efforts continued Sunday in parts of Chiba.

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