Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has postponed his departure to New York, where he is due to address the UN General Assembly.
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“I have postponed my scheduled departure until today to take stock of the damage caused by the typhoon and take all possible steps to recover,” Kishida told reporters Monday evening local time. “If circumstances allow, I will leave tomorrow morning.”
2 of 3 Astronaut photographed the cone formed by Typhoon Nanmadol over Japan from space on Sunday (18) — Photo: Bob Hines/NASA via AFP
Astronaut photographed the cone formed by Typhoon Nanmadol over Japan from space on Sunday (18) Photo: Bob Hines/NASA via AFP
The 14th typhoon of the season in Japan made landfall near the city of Kagoshima on Sunday evening before hitting the western island of Kyushu and shaking the main island of Honshu on Monday morning.
A river in Kyushu’s Miyazaki Prefecture has burst its banks, flooding fields and roads, images from state broadcaster NHK showed.
“We must remain extremely vigilant during heavy rains, storms, high waves and storm surges,” an official with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said at a news conference.
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3 of 3 Area of flooded houses due to Typhoon Nanmadol in Kunitomi, Miyazaki, Japan — Photo: Kyodo via Portal
Area with houses inundated by Typhoon Nanmadol in Kunitomi, Miyazaki, Japan (Photo: Kyodo via Portal)
NHK reported that a man was found dead in his car, which was submerged in the middle of a field, while another man died following a landslide.
Another person remains missing and at least 87 people were injured, according to the NHK.