Typhoon Maria kills at least four sparking mass evacuation in Japan, Asia put on alert

Friday, July 6, 2018
By Paul Martin

TYPHOON Maria has killed at least four people and injured dozens more in Japan, with the storm path also threatening the Philippines, China and the Korean peninsula.

By LATIFA YEDROUDJ
Express.co.uk
Fri, Jul 6, 2018

More than 210,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in Japan, with the storm, now classed as a super typhoon, threatens landslides and torrential floods across eastern Asia.

One man was sucked into a drainage pipe while an elderly women was killed after she was swept away by strong winds.

Several people have been declared missing, including a man who’s car was blown away and a boy who was swept into a ditch, Japan’s NHK national TV station reported.

Rescue services were deployed after victims were dragged under massive landslides, leaving dozens injured, as emergency personnel rushed to dig them out.

About 210,000 people have been ordered from their homes, half of them from Japan’s ancient city of Kyoto.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has put the region on the highest alert, warning residents of more rain and landslides set to bring catastrophic damage to homes, buildings and roads.

Dangers are particularly high in an area within the southwestern main island of Kyushu.

Trains have been suspended across western and central Japan, including several sections of Shinkansen bullet train.

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