TOKYO, Sept 1 — Tropical cyclone Shanshan, downgraded from a typhoon, left seven people dead and widespread damage as it churned off the Pacific coast of central Japan today.
The Japan Meteorological Agency continued to warn of landslides, floods, and rising water levels in rivers in western and eastern Japan, citing increased risks due to ground loosening from record-breaking rainfall since the storm hit the southern coast on Thursday (August 29).
On the Pacific side of eastern Japan, unstable atmospheric conditions caused by rain clouds around the tropical cyclone and the inflow of warm, moist air from a Pacific high-pressure system were causing heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Central Japan Railway said that some Shinkansen "bullet train" services remained disrupted, but Tokyo-Osaka service, suspended in some sections, will resume today evening.
The seventh death from Shanshan was reported in Fukuoka in southwestern Japan on Sunday, according to Kyodo News Agency.
Before that, the typhoon had crept eastward, drenching large areas with torrential rain, triggering landslides and flood warnings hundreds of kilometres from the storm's centre.
— Reuters
