TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Powerful hurricane Khanun will once more convey fierce wind and rainstorms to the Japanese southern island prefecture of Okinawa through the weekend, the nation’s climate company reported.
Khanun, the sixth hurricane of the yr, might be fairly near Okinawa and Amami-Oshima Island within the southwestern Kagoshima prefecture from Saturday to Sunday, with the latter anticipated to brace the storms within the early morning of Saturday, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) mentioned.
As of 10 p.m. native time on Friday, the highly effective hurricane was northwest of Kumejima, shifting northeast at about 10 km per hour. The storm had an atmospheric strain of 965 hectopascals at its heart, packing winds of as much as 50 meters per second, it added.
The hurricane is predicted to get fairly near Okinawa and Amami over the weekend whereas sustaining a powerful drive, then transfer northward over the southern Sea of Japan earlier than approaching western Japan.
Earlier this week, hurricane Khanun introduced destruction throughout Okinawa, leaving two lifeless and greater than 70 injured.