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Over 470,000 Recommended to Evacuate as Typhoon Hits Northeast Japan

© REUTERS / KyodoHigh waves triggered by Typhoon Lionrock crash on a coast of the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 30, 2016
High waves triggered by Typhoon Lionrock crash on a coast of the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 30, 2016 - Sputnik International
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470,000 were recommended to evacuate after the Lionrock typhoon struck in the Japanese Tohoku region in northeast, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — As many as seven people have been injured and more than 470,000 were recommended to evacuate after the Lionrock typhoon struck in the Japanese Tohoku region in northeast, media reported Tuesday.

Municipalities in Iwate, Aomori and Miyagi prefectures have issued evacuation advisories and approximately 4,000 people have been placed in the evacuation centers, Kyodo News reported.

Power outages have affected 83,000 households in the northern part of the Honshu Island, while major carriers canceled more than 120 flights, most of them bound for or departing from northern parts of Japan.

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