A powerful typhoon has hit Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, which is home to 12.5 million individuals.
Shanshan made landfall near Satsumasendai city in Kagoshima prefecture at around 08: 00 local time ( 23: 00 GMT ), the Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) said.
The agency added that storms and high winds of up to 252 km/h ( 157mph ) were reported on the island. In some regions of Kyushu, up to 600mm of rains have been forecast over the course of 24 hours.
A roof of dirt, stone, and other particles swept aside a house with a family of five inside later on Tuesday, leaving three people still missing in Gamagori, a city in central Aichi district.
A Gamagori national told the AFP information company,” The flood hit a home where five community members were living- a few in their 70s, two women in their 40s, and a man in his 30s.”
After all-night restoration work, the two people in their 40s were rescued, but the pair and the person in his 30s remain unaccounted for, the official said.
Carmaking large Toyota, however, has shut down all 14 of its flowers until Thursday night, citing the health of its people as well as potential elements shortages caused by the wind.
Numerous airlines have been canceled to and from the terminals in Nagoya Chubu and Osaka Kansai. Some high-speed coach companies have also been impacted.
810, 000 people in the northern Shizuoka province on Japan’s main area of Honshu were issued evacuation recommendations earlier this week by local governments.
According to the fire and crisis management firm, another 56, 000 were ordered to leave their homes in Kagoshima, Kyushu.
Shanshan comes in the wake of Typhoon Ampil’s earlier this month, which hampered thousands of planes and trains with only minor accidents and injury.
Before that, Tropical Storm Maria hit Honshu area, producing report rainfall in northern Japan.
According to a study released last month, storms in the area have been forming closer to shores, intensifying more quickly, and lasting long over land.