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JAPAN: A super typhoon traveling with a speed of 230 Kmph hit Japan with strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday.
Widespread blackouts and total cut-off of ground and air transportation were witnessed by the ever-busy Japan on Sunday.
Thousands of people were evacuated from the areas where the impact of the typhoon was more devastating.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 162 kilometers (101 miles) per hour, as it slowly headed north to the country's main southern island of Kyushu where it made landfall later on Sunday.
The agency also forecasts that the typhoon will result in rainfall up to 50cm which is 20 inches by Monday noon which could lead to flood and landslides.
The powerful wind is expected to reach the capital city Tokyo on Tuesday.
The locals who were living near the areas where the typhoon has impacted more were evacuated much earlier than the typhoon made landfall on Sunday.
No incidence of casualties were reported as yet but the disaster response teams have launched search operations for any casualties.
More than 10000 people were evacuated from Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefecture which were badly hit by the typhoon.
A large part of the Kyushu Islands also faced a blackout due to the damage done to the electric lines by the powerful typhoon, according to Kyushu Electric Power Company.
Public transport like buses and trains were suspended to ply until further notice.
Hundreds of domestic flights were canceled and more such flights are to be canceled as the typhoon is moving Northeast of Japan and is also expected to gain some more power as it reaches Northeast of Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency also issued warnings of high waves and has asked the people to take shelter in stable buildings preferably 20-30 feet higher than the ground.
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