Typhoon Roke landed on Japan's largest island of Honshu Wednesday afternoon, after it had already killed at least five people, authorities said.
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A parking lot is buried by mud and rubbish brought by the rising water of river as typhoon Roke brought heavy rainfall in Moriyama of Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 21, 2011. A strong typhoon is likely to land on Japan's largest island of Honshu and makes its way across on Wednesday, with Japan Meteorological Agency calling for "the greatest possible vigilance." (Xinhua/Kyodo) |
Authorities warned that Roke would likely reach Tokyo at around 6:00 p.m. and Fukushima Prefecture, which was ravaged by the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear crisis, at around 9:00 p.m..
The number of casualties has hit five in Aichi, Ehime, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, with the body of a man found in a river in Nagoya early Wednesday morning.
Over one million people were initially instructed to evacuate in central Japan's Nagoya city, according to the local Kyodo News.
More than 200 domestic flights were canceled and the Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train services between Shinjo and Fukushima stations and the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka were suspended.
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