3 dead, 80 injured in 7 prefectures as typhoon hits southwest Japan

it will be very windy and rainy week for all Japan...lets hope that damages and human casualties will be as minimum as possible.

@ 15km/hr. that is bad news , let's hope it changes it's mind , Pray for Kyushu and the rest pf south Japan as it looks like it is going to be a rough night for so many with no Power or contact with the outside world , many elderly will be at risk.

Here on Amami,we lost power for about 24 hours,but not too much structural damage.

Thankfully,most residents are fully prepared.

Damn on the freezers. Good for about 24 hours.

WoodyLee...

Pray for Kyushu and the rest pf south Japan as it looks like it is going to be a rough night for so many with no Power or contact with the outside world , many elderly will be at risk.

Pray or do nothing. It will have the exact same effect.

If you mean wish the best for the people in Kyushu then sure, why not but it won't make a blind bit of difference.

Burning Bush

I don’t know where in Japan you’re living, but it is not going to rain on you “for the next few days”. It’s a moving storm. It will not even be a conversation by early next week.

As most will have been prepared, and know what to do during a violent typhoon, the immediate impact seems to have been kept minimal. It would have been a lot worse if people behaved like some would do and treat a typhoon as "Just a bit of rain".

The clear up, power issues and flood waters will be something that will take time to sort out. In Japan, if you don't have a grab bag prepped, or emergency food, water etc in stock... Then you're in an office in Slough.

It would have been a lot worse if people behaved like some would do and treat a typhoon as "Just a bit of rain".

Exactly. I'm sure the people who have already died, and the ones that will die in the next few days, will regret not being more alarmed or mongered by their fear.

Some people loathe information that can benefit them.

I don’t know where in Japan you’re living, but it is not going to rain on you “for the next few days”. It’s a moving storm. It will not even be a conversation by early next week.

Perhaps you haven't been paying attention to the news. This typhoon is historic in intensity and destructiveness. Have I lost you, Corey? This too difficult for you? No, Typhoon 10号 will be a conversation for some time to come for those who have to rebuild their lives after losing family members, friends, livelihoods, etc.

Pooh poohing a storm that isn't even over yet? Well, I hope you're right. Instead of "knowing" what's going to happen, how about waiting to see what does. This seems like a potentially destructive storm. I have no crystal ball to see into the future. Do all the one's who shrug it off do? Is so, who's going to win the baseball games today? I'd like to know.

Historic event?? This is no longer a category 3 hurricane, just another marginal rain event. The reason Japan suffers so much is because it's such a mountainous country w no grass to soak up the rain. Concrete everywhere means the rain has nowhere to go. I lived in Taiwan, it would get more rain on a regular basis than a typhoon brings in Japan and nobody would bat an eye.