Typhoon Shanshan Brings Heavy Rain And Risk of Landslides To Japan

Typhoon Shanshan has continued to batter Japan, bringing torrential rain, with fears of flooding and landslides, as factories closed and railways shut down. Three people have been killed and 78 injured, according to figures from Japan’s disaster management agency. Typhoon Shanshan has brought 112-mile-per-hour gusts, strong enough to blow over trucks on the island of Kyushu, in the far southwest of the Japanese archipelago. On the island of Kyushu, in the far southwest of the Japanese archipelago, around 125,000 households are without electricity, according to the Kyushu Electric Power Company. The Japanese authorities say they are concerned by the slow movement of the typhoon, which is bringing heavy rains to areas far from its center....