[JAP] Tropische Storm Malou trekt over Japan

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Malou bringing heavy rain to Japan
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Malou moved closer to Japan, lashing the island of Kyushu with torrential rain after forcing the cancellation of flights and ferries as it passed the coast of South Korea overnight.

Malou was 168 kilometers (105 miles) northeast of Fukuoka, Kyushu at 4 p.m. Tokyo time today, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. The storm is forecast to move along the southwestern coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu before making landfall near the city of Kanazawa northwest of Tokyo.

The storm’s sustained winds weakened to 74 kilometers per hour from 83 kph, the agency said. Warnings were issued for storms in northern Kyushu and western Honshu, and advisories for gales, high waves and storm surges were in place for many parts of Japan’s northern and western coastlines as well as northern Honshu and Hokkaido.

The storm dumped as much as 60 millimeters (2.4 inches) of rain per hour in parts of Kyushu, public broadcaster NHK reported. There were no immediate reports of damage.

Malou forced the cancellation of 23 flights and 92 ferries in South Korea as the storm skirted the country’s southern coast overnight, South Korea’s National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement on its website.

Power was restored after supply was disrupted in Changwon city in the southeast and a sewage treatment plant was damaged on Jeju island, off the south coast, the agency said.

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Malou crosses Japan

Tropical Storm Malou crossed the Japanese coast northeast of Kyoto, bringing heavy rain and winds of 74 kilometers (46 miles) per hour, before heading toward Tokyo and disrupting train services to the Japanese capital.

Malou’s center was near the city of Shizuoka southwest of Tokyo at 3 p.m. local time, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. The storm weakened to a tropical depression and the agency didn’t give a forecast for its next expected location. Malou’s center was forecast to pass to the south of the capital after midnight today, the agency said in a previous advisory.

More than 10,000 households southwest of Tokyo were ordered or advised to evacuate, national broadcaster NHK Television reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. There were some reports of people being stranded by flash floods.

East Japan Railways Co. said on its website some services in and around the Japanese capital were disrupted by the storm. Bullet train services to the west of Tokyo resumed at reduced speed after being suspended earlier, Central Japan Railways Co. said on its website.

NHK showed images of flooded streets in Tokyo and other cities and towns nearby in its 5 p.m. bulletin. There were some disruptions to traffic on the main expressway between Tokyo and Nagoya, NHK said on its website.

Warnings were issued for landslides, heavy rain and flooding for central Honshu while lower-level advisories were posted for most of the island. The storm may dump more than 80 millimeters (2.3 inches) of rain per hour over mountainous areas west of Tokyo, the agency said.