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china news service, august 28. according to the japan broadcasting association (nhk), on the morning of the 28th local time, typhoon shanshan no. 10 in 2024 has arrived near the southern coast of kyushu island, japan. it is expected to continue to move north and land in kagoshima prefecture, the southernmost part of kyushu island, in the early morning of the 29th local time. at present, weather warnings have been issued in many places in japan. at the same time, traffic has also been affected on a large scale, and nearly 200 flights have been suspended.

according to reports, at 10:00 local time on the 28th, the maximum wind speed in the center of the typhoon was 50 meters per second. the japan meteorological agency predicts that the typhoon will further increase in intensity and will bring strong winds, rainstorms and high waves after landing in the southern part of kyushu island on the 29th, calling on the local area to continue to maintain "serious alert."

according to reports, after the typhoon makes landfall in kyushu, it is expected to sweep across most parts of japan, including kyushu island, shikoku island and honshu island, including western and eastern japan, where strong winds and heavy rains will occur. it may also trigger secondary disasters such as mudslides and river flooding. geological disaster warnings have been issued in some areas of shizuoka prefecture.

due to the typhoon, ana and japan airlines canceled 196 flights on the 28th, affecting the travel of nearly 10,000 people. at the same time, some shinkansen lines such as kyushu, tokaido and sanyo were temporarily suspended or slowed down due to the typhoon.