Residents remain in shelters. Authorities say there are no reports of casualties. One resident says windows were shattered and sliding doors went flying. Typhoon chaba is expected to change course, moving eastward towards northern kyushu. With more on the typhoon and where its headed next, our meteorologist robert speta joins us. This storm is not over yet by any means. Yes, we are seeing the improving conditions across the Southern Japanese islands. Thats some good news. But people across Western Areas of kyushu and southern areas of the korean witness want to keep a close eye on this. I want to talk about these wind gusts we were seeing out there in kumijima where the right front quadrant of this storm system blew right overhead. This storm did shift a little bit further towards the west than we previously anticipated. You can see that right front quadrant right there, and thats where we saw just shortly after midnight a gust of 215 kilometers per hour. And really the lack of reports
Authorities say there are no reports of casualties. One resident says windows were shattered and sliding doors went flying. Typhoon chaba is expected to change course, moving eastward towards northern kyushu. With more on the typhoon and where its headed next, our meteorologist robert speta joins us. This storm is not over yet by any means. Yes, we are seeing the improving conditions across the Southern Japanese islands. Thats some good news. But people across Western Areas of kyushu and southern areas of the korean witness want to keep a close eye on this. I want to talk about these wind gusts we were seeing out there in kumijima where the right front quadrant of this storm system blew right overhead. This storm did shift a little bit further towards the west than we previously anticipated. You can see that right front quadrant right there, and thats where we saw just shortly after midnight a gust of 215 kilometers per hour. And really the lack of reports of any significant damage to
Pakistani Government Forces are expected to retaliate against the militant Taliban Group in response to sundays deadly suicide attack. Locked away. A man was taken into custody on suspicion of kidnapping a teenage girl and keeping her prisoner for two years. Coming out on top. The sumo tourney kept up the suspension until the final bout. Yoshihide suga says the country will keep close ties with the u. S. Regardless of who becomes its next president. He stressed that maintaining the alliance is one of japans key diplomatic policies. Suga made the remark at a regular news conference. A reporter asked about a comment by u. S. President ial candidate donald trump that japan should pay more to maintain a u. S. Military presence. Suga said he should refrain from commenting on remarks by a candidate. Translator the japanu. S. Alliance with the security arrangements at its core is the lyn linchpin of our diplomacy. Whoever is the next u. S. President , japan will continue to work closely with
Unveil their new logo months after previously selected ones were withdrawn. Rescue crews in southwestern japan have discovered another victim of the series of earthquakes that have been rocking the region for well over a week. Police say the person, with no vital signs, was found at the site of a massive landslide in Kumamoto Prefecture. Hundreds of rescue workers have been searching for two missing people. Police are trying to determine whether the person is one of them. Authorities say 48 people died in Kumamoto Prefecture in the quakes. They say 13 others died later, possibly due to the physical burden of evacuating, or the worsening condition of diseases they already had. More than 48,000 people are living in shelters or vehicles. Not being able to move around much in their cars is taking a toll. Officials say 35 people have been diagnosed with socalled Economy Class syndrome and need to be admitted to hospital. The syndrome causes blood clots to form and could lead to death. Recov
Areas, children are stepping up to figure out how to fill the gap. The Islamic State militant group has released a recorded message from a man it describes as its leader. The meng is apparently intended to counter reports that he was wounded in a u. S. Led air strike. The Group Released the 17minute audio recording online. It says the speaker is abu bakr al baghdadi. The message criticizes the campaign in iraq and syria by the u. S. And its allies. The speaker says theyre terrified of Islamic State and powerless. He urges Islamic State fighters to, in his words, erupt the volcanoes of jihad everywhere. The message calls on followers to join hands with extremists in saudi arabia, egypt, libya, and elsewhere and step up the offensive against the u. S. Led coalition. Iraqs staterun television reported last saturday that baghdadi had been wounded in an airstrike by the u. S. Led coalition. Its not known when the message was recorded but it refers to an incident shortly before and after bag