Typhoon Mawar made landfall on Japan’s main southern islands on Friday, causing heavy downpours and leading to significant disruption to domestic flights, with over 300 flights being canceled.
A total of 52 ferry services were canceled, and many train lines were shut down due to the storm, which was moving east of Okinoerabujima over the Pacific Ocean, according to Japan’s Transport Ministry.
Residents in vulnerable areas, particularly in southwestern Japan, were warned of potential flooding and mudslides. At least eight people were injured in Okinawa prefecture, where strong winds persist.
Authorities have issued a heavy rain advisory in Kochi, Wakayama, and Nara prefecture, where bands of thick thunderclouds were forming, local broadcaster NHK reported….