Japan cancels more than 100 flights due to Typhoon Lionrock

Japan has cancelled more than 100 flights and evacuation warnings were issued for thousands of people in view of the approach of the powerful typhoon Linrock - it was near to the northeast of Japan in the region that had been devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago. The typhoon was expected to make landfall in the Tohoku region with sustained winds of 120 km per hour and gusts up to 176 kph as it moved north from the Pacific Ocean.
Apart from cancellation of 110 domestic flights, some Shinkansen bullet train services have also been suspended.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 30 August 2016.

As a preventive measure, Toyota Motor Corp would suspend production at two of its factories that fall in the path of the typhoon because heavy rain and strong wind would affect road conditions and lead to delays in delivery of spare parts.
Similarly, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was destroyed in the March 2011 disaster, would be putting on hold some of the outdoor operations. About 1,200 households lost power in eastern Japan near Tokyo.
The category one typhoon could dump about 35 cm of rain in the northeast and that would be more than the average rainfall for all of August. However, Typhoon Lionrock was expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it made landfall.


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