Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Shanshan weakens to tropical storm, 9 dead in Japan
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baby 5Posted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(AlertNet).
TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A typhoon left nine people dead and hundreds injured in southwestern Japan on Monday as it weakened to a tropical storm and headed out to sea.
But strong gusts continued to disrupt transport in the southwest and west of the country, forcing the cancellation of nearly 80 flights and delays in the high-speed bullet train service, airline and railway officials said.
Typhoon Shanshan's torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides on the main southern island of Kyushu over the weekend.
High winds overturned cars, derailed an express train and forced thousands of people to flee their homes for shelters.
About 25,000 households in the western prefecture of Yamaguchi were without electricity, utility firm Chugoku...
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baby 5Posted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(AlertNet).
TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A typhoon left nine people dead and hundreds injured in southwestern Japan on Monday as it weakened to a tropical storm and headed out to sea.
But strong gusts continued to disrupt transport in the southwest and west of the country, forcing the cancellation of nearly 80 flights and delays in the high-speed bullet train service, airline and railway officials said.
Typhoon Shanshan's torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides on the main southern island of Kyushu over the weekend.
High winds overturned cars, derailed an express train and forced thousands of people to flee their homes for shelters.
About 25,000 households in the western prefecture of Yamaguchi were without electricity, utility firm Chugoku...
Read More...
