Nandamol: Super Typhoon Hits Japan - 19.09.2022, Sputnik International

The 14th typhoon of the season, classified as a super typhoon by the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center, has the potential to be the most destructive tropical storm to have struck Japan in decades.

The typhoon made landfall in southwestern Japan on Sunday night, forcing the cancelation of air and rail services, leaving some 300,000 homes without power and injuring dozens of people. Authorities are urging millions of people to take shelter from the powerful storm’s high winds and torrential rain, but the evacuation warnings are not mandatory. The hurricane left behind flooded streets, broken signs and broken windows. The storm is forecast to turn east and pass over Japan’s main island of Honshu before moving out to sea by Wednesday.

Check out Sputnik's photo gallery to discover more about the typhoon's impact.

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This picture shows a fallen tree as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches Izumi, Kagoshima prefecture on September 18, 2022.

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Raging waters flow along the Sendai River in the wake of Typhoon Nanmadol in Isa, Kagoshima prefecture on September 19, 2022. - Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in southwestern Japan late on September 18, as authorities urged millions of people to take shelter from the powerful storm's high winds and torrential rain.

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This picture shows fallen bicycles amid strong winds as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches Izumi, Kagoshima prefecture on September 18, 2022.

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Fishing boats are seen moored as rain falls from weather patterns brought about by Typhoon Nanmadol at a port in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture on September 18, 2022. - Thousands of people were in shelters in southwestern Japan on September 18 as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million residents to evacuate.

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High waves from weather patterns brought about by Typhoon Nanmadol hit the coastline in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture on September 18, 2022. - Thousands of people were in shelters in southwestern Japan on September 18 as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million residents to evacuate.

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A car passes a fallen tree as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches in Izumi, Kagoshima prefecture on September 18, 2022.

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A staff member works under heavy rain brought about by Typhoon Nanmadol, in Ueno district of Tokyo on September 18, 2022.

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A man walks with an umbrella under heavy rain brought about by Typhoon Nanmadol, in Ueno district of Tokyo on September 18, 2022.