| Powerful typhoon disrupts train, flight services in Japan |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-06-19 16:10 |
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A powerful typhoon is raging on the mainland of Japan on Tuesday, causing disruptions in transportation and forcing households to evacuate.
At least 100 scheduled trains were canceled in the western metropolis of Osaka on Tuesday, and more than 1,000 residents in western prefectures including Wakayama and Mie had been advised to evacuate, according to a report by the public broadcaster NHK.
The storm, the fourth of this season, also led to disruptions to airliners in the country with All Nippon Airways (ANA) canceling more than 170 flights alone.
Typhoon Guchol was moving northeast at a speed of 55 kilometers per hour, with a wind velocity of up to 126 kilometers per hour around its center, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The agency warned of heavy rainfall in wide parts of the prefectures along the Pacific Ocean through noon Wednesday, including Japan's capital Tokyo. |
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