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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - People visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on August 16, 2024, as Typhoon Ampil barrels towards Japan's capital. — AFP pic
TOKYO, Aug 16 — Japan grounded hundreds of flights and urged tens of thousands of people to evacuate in the eastern parts of the country today, as a strong typhoon caused power blackouts in the middle of a major summer holiday week.
Typhoon Ampil, categorised as “very strong” by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), was situated off the Pacific coast of Japan’s main island at 3pm (0600 GMT/2pm Malaysian time). The agency has two higher categories — “very strong” and “violent”.
The typhoon is expected to get close to the eastern region of Kanto, which includes the capital Tokyo, this evening.
Ampil has wind speeds of 45 metres per second with maximum gust of 60 metres per second (216kph), according to the JMA.
“The Kanto region is expected to experience fierce winds that could cause injuries from flying debris or even overturn trucks in motion,” the JMA warned on its website.
Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan issued an evacuation order for about 323,000 residents, telling them to evacuate as the likelihood of heavy rain was increasing through tomorrow morning.
Mobara City in Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo also placed an evacuation order for about 18,500 residents, while dozens of other cities opened special evacuation centres and advised voluntary evacuation.
More than 2,500 households in the Kanto area were still experiencing blackouts in the afternoon, the Tokyo Electric Power Co said.
A TV news crew team works in front of a screen showing cancelled flights at the departure hall of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on August 16, 2024 as Typhoon Ampil barrels towards Japan's capital. — AFP pic
ANA Holdings said it will cancel 281 domestic flights and 54 international flights slated to leave or arrive today, affecting nearly 70,000 passengers.
The airline later said it will cancel 32 domestic flights into or out of Tokyo’s Haneda airport tomorrow, disrupting travel plans for about 2,300 passengers.
Japan Airlines is planning to cancel 281 domestic and 38 international flights today, affecting about 50,000 passengers.
All the high speed “Shinkansen” bullet train services between Tokyo and Japan’s industrial heartland of Nagoya are also cancelled.
Restaurants, department stores and amusement parks were either closed or curtailed business hours. Tokyo Disneyland, operated by Oriental Land, moved up closing time to 3pm from 9pm local time today. — Reuters
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