Disruption of Japan’s transport sector despite slowing down of the deadly typhoon “Shanshan”
reported by Mehr News Agency quoted by AFP, despite the significant reduction in the strength of the “Shanshan” typhoon in Japan and becoming a monsoon, the land and air transportation system of this country is still overshadowed.
Shanshan, one of the strongest typhoons to hit Japan in recent decades, hit the island of Kyushu on Thursday, but its speed decreased from 252 to 90 kilometers per hour. did.
According to the announcement of the Japan Fire and Crisis Management Organization, this terrible storm killed at least 6 people and injured more than 120 people.
Typhoon Shanshan, which has now been downgraded to a monsoon level, entered the Wakayama area today and is moving eastward.
Ana airlines as well as Japan Airlines have canceled about 60 domestic flights, which has stranded about 7,200 passengers.
The activity of Japan’s high-speed train network called “Shinkansen” has also been suspended in downtown Nagoya.
The Japan Meteorological Organization has warned the citizens of this country about landslides, floods and overflowing rivers.
More than 32,000 households in Kagoshima, which was the entry point of typhoon Shanshan, are still without electricity. Scientists say that climate change will lead to the intensification of heavy rains in Japan and other regions.
Heavy rains in 2021 led to a devastating landslide in Atami, southwest of Tokyo, killing 27 people.
