People in southwestern japan are on high alert for what could be one of the worst storms in decades. Typhoon neoguri is bearing down on okinawa and ka garb show prefectures. More than 500,000 people have been advised to find safe shelter already weather officials are warning of heavy rain, high winds, waves and storm surges. Authorities have advised around 590,000 residents throughout okinawa prefecture to evacuate. Officials are telling people to head to emergency facilities or stay inside structures that can withstand strong winds. 19 people have been injured. One man was blown over by strong winds and broke his wrist. The Okinawa Electric Power Company says nearly 100,000 households are without electricity. Airlines have canceled all flights to and from okinawa. Ferry services between the islands have been halted. The typhoon has also forced Public Schools to close. Officials say the storm could affect people in other parts of japan as well. Translator we need to be extremely cautio
Storms in decades. Typhoon neoguri is bearing down on okinawa. The warnings are in effect for the main island of okinawa and me yak coa island in the south. Local authorities issued an evacuation advisory for 480,000 residents throughout the prefecture. Officials at the Okinawa Power Company say 22,000 households were without try trystity on tuesday morning. Airline companies have cancelled all flights to and from the islands. The typhoon has also forced Public Schools to close. Lets get the details from mai shoji at the weather desk. It is pack gusts of 252 Kilometers Per Hour and is still large and very strong status. The second strongest level. It will be veering towards kyushu making land fall over western japan by thursday morning. Is it going to be packing gusts of 252 in okinawa and miyako today. Tomorrow the gusts will be weakening. No matter how the intensity is and even if this decreases and winding down with the winds and all, its the rainfall and the heavy waves and life th
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