Typhoon Lan Reaches Japan, Paralyzing Planes and Trains

08/15/2023 07:16
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Typhoon Lan Reaches Japan, Paralyzing Planes and Trains

Typhoon Lan reached the coast of central Japan early Tuesday, grounding flights and halting trains as residents braced for heavy rain, flooding and landslides.

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Typhoon Lan Reaches Japan, Paralyzing Planes and Trains

  • Hundreds of flights canceled, trains partially suspended
  • Most factories already closed due to annual holidays
High waves lash the breakwater at a port in Mie Prefecture on Aug. 14.Photographer: The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Photo

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Typhoon Lan reached the coast of central Japan early Tuesday, grounding flights and halting trains as residents braced for heavy rain, flooding and landslides.

Known locally as Typhoon No. 7, the storm made landfall south of Osaka around 5 a.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, and is forecast to traverse the archipelago’s central belt before continuing north toward the island of Hokkaido.

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