Evacuation warning for 4 million people in Japan against typhoon Nanmadol
More than 4 million people were warned to evacuate in Japan as Typhoon Nanmadol, which originated in East Asia, approached.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a 5th degree level warning against Typhoon Nanmadol, which is expected to affect the Kyushu region in the south of the country.
Within the scope of the warning, which was realized with the highest level five codes of the disaster warning system, an evacuation call was made for 1.94 million households and 4 million 30 thousand people.
The warning noted that the ‘unprecedented level of storm’ will lead to record rainfall in Kagoshima region.
It was noted that “Nanmadol” was the 14th typhoon in the country and it would also carry linear moving precipitation to the regions of Shikoku, Chuugoku.
It is known that the JMA issues a 5-code warning only for unusual natural disasters.
