Super typhoon "Poseidon" approaching Japan Meteorological Agency calls on people to be vigilant
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, September 5 (Reporter Jiang Qiaomei) The Japan Meteorological Agency held a press conference on the evening of the 5th to announce that the super typhoon "Poseidon" may approach or make landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture on the evening of the 6th, urging local people to stay high. alert.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that at 9 pm local time on the 5th, the "Poseidon" moved northwestward at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour 40 kilometers southwest of the sea on the southwest coast of Nanda Toshima. It is expected to approach Kyushu from the afternoon of the 6th to the 7th. It may land in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu.
Natural disasters such as record-breaking storms, large waves, and high tides may occur in southern Kyushu.
The agency stated that a special warning for typhoons may be issued to Kagoshima Prefecture on the morning of the 6th.
It is predicted that the maximum wind speed in Okinawa and the Amami Oshima area of Kagoshima Prefecture will reach 50 meters per second on the 6th, and the maximum wind speed in Kyushu will be 40 to 50 meters per second on the 7th. In many places in southern Kyushu, as of 6 pm on the 7th. The precipitation in 24 hours will reach 800 mm.
In addition, the Meteorological Agency has also specifically reminded that there may also be record-breaking heavy rains, storms, large waves and high tides in areas outside of Kagoshima Prefecture.
Affected by the approach of a typhoon, 100 domestic flights at airports in Okinawa Prefecture and southern Kyushu were cancelled on the 5th, and the number of suspended flights on the 6th will be further expanded to 528. Airlines urge passengers to confirm the latest information in time.
Japan’s major railway companies have successively made decisions that the Hiroshima-Hakata section of the Sanyo Shinkansen, some sections of the Tokaido Shinkansen, and the Kyushu Shinkansen will be suspended on the 7th.