Highest landslide warning issued for Yakushima Island, southwestern Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's weather agency on Saturday issued its highest landslide warning for Yakushima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture
At 5:10 a.m. on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a Level 5 emergency landslide warning to the southwestern Japanese town of Yakushima. The warning was issued from Friday night through early Saturday as heavy rain from Typhoon Krovanh and a tropical depression battered the area. Takuya Hosomi, the director of the agency's Forecast Division, urged local residents to evacuate to safer locations during a press conference.
The Onoaida district of Yakushima experienced 24-hour rainfall of 490.5 millimeters by 5:30 a.m., setting a record for the area. The maximum instantaneous wind speed reached 25.9 meters per second, just after 12:30 a.m. As of the report, Typhoon Krovanh was located north of Okinawa, while the tropical depression was southeast of Okinawa.
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