For 160 thousand inhabitants in the south-west of Japan, evacuation was announced in connection with the passage of Typhoon “Verpit”. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the NHK TV channel.
So, about 139 thousand inhabitants of the northern part of Kyushu island, six thousand Japanese in the Fukuoka Prefecture, about two thousand – in the Oita prefecture, and 13 thousand are in Kagoshima Prefecture.
It is noted that at present Typhoon “Verpit” takes place on land in the area of the settlement of Makuradzaki. The pressure in the center reaches 990 hectopascals, and the speed of the accompanying wind is estimated at 108 kilometers per hour. It is reported that in the region can fall to 300 millimeters of precipitation per day. Residents also warn about the increased threat of landslides and flooding.
Earlier in July, experts warned about another powerful typhoon “non-parctak”, which also moved to the shores of Japan. According to them, this is the eighth strength of Typhoon, formed in the Pacific Ocean.