Disruption of Japan’s transportation sector despite slowing down of the deadly typhoon “Shanshan” – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to the Mehr News Agency, quoted by AFP, despite the significant reduction in the strength of the “Shanshan” storm in Japan and turning into a monsoon storm, the country’s land and air transportation system is still under the shadow.

Shanshan, one of the strongest typhoons to hit Japan in decades, hit the island of Kyushu on Thursday, but its speed dropped from 252 to 90 kilometers per hour.

According to the announcement of the Japan Fire and Crisis Management Organization, this terrible storm killed at least 6 people and injured more than 120 people.

Typhoon Shanshan, which has now been downgraded to a monsoon level, entered the Wakayama region today and is moving eastward.

Ana Airlines and Japan Airlines have canceled about 60 domestic flights, which has stranded about 7,200 passengers.

The activity of Japan’s high-speed train network known as “Shinkansen” has also been suspended in the center of Nagoya.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned the citizens of this country about landslides, floods and overflowing rivers.

More than 32,000 households in Kagoshima Prefecture, which was the entry point of Typhoon Shanshan, are still without electricity. Scientists say that climate change will lead to an increase in heavy rains in Japan and other regions.

Heavy rains in 2021 led to a devastating landslide in Atami, southwest of Tokyo, killing 27 people.