Authorities warn of flooding, landslides as Typhoon Shanshan slams southern Japan
Fukuoka, Japan — One of the strongest typhoons to hit Japan in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, with authorities warning of life-threatening flooding and landslides. Typhoon Shanshan packed gusts of up to 252 kph as it smashed into Japan's main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, making it the most powerful storm this year and one of the strongest at landfall since 1960. After making landfall gusts eased to 198 kph. Three people were killed in a landslide... Читать дальше...