TOKYO, (APP/AFP): Authorities in Japan on
Tuesday issued heavy rain and strong wind warnings as a tropical storm swirled towards the country’s heavily populated eastern coast, urging caution over possible flooding.
Tropical Storm Chanthu, packing wind speeds of up to 108 kilometres (67 miles) per hour, was several hundred kilometres southeast of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday evening, the meteorological agency said.
On its current track it may make landfall in eastern Japan, including Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, early Wednesday morning before heading through the Tohoku region of northern Japan, the agency said.
The storm was expected to affect a wide area, the agency said, cautioning the public to prepare for strong winds and flooding.
It rained intermittently in Tokyo from Tuesday afternoon but there were no reports of injuries or damages due to the approaching storm.
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