China News Service, September 1. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), citing news from the Japan Meteorological Agency, at 2 a.m. local time on the 1st, the strong typhoon "Mesak" approached Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and the typhoon was accompanied by heavy storms. More than 37,000 local households have been powered off.
The strong typhoon "Mesaq" approached Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, bringing torrential rain to the area.
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According to reports, the Okinawa main island area and the Miyakojima area have entered the storm zone. The maximum wind speed near the center of the typhoon is 45 meters per second, and the maximum instantaneous wind speed is as high as 60 meters per second. At present, the "Mesak" is moving at 25 kilometers per hour. Moving from the south to the northwest of Kume Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
According to the report, violent storms and rains have occurred in many parts of Okinawa Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that there may be disasters such as huge waves, flooding of rivers and mudslides, and calls on the public to take precautions.
Affected by the typhoon, the local power system was severely damaged.
According to Okinawa Electric Power, as of 2 a.m. local time on the 1st, a total of 37,760 households in the prefecture had power outages, of which Naha City had the largest number of 6090 households.
Okinawa Electric Power stated that they will repair the power system as soon as possible after the typhoon leaves to restore power.