Typhoon Jangmi makes landfall in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture

Typhoon Jangmi made landfall in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan on Wednesday morning after dumping rain along the Pacific Ocean side of the country’s southwest and west, the weather agency said. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a level 5 flood danger warning, the highest, for Koza River at the southern tip of the prefecture, calling on residents in nearby areas to exercise maximum caution as the river has already started to overflow its banks. Earlier, the agency said a so-called linear rainband had formed in the southern part of the prefecture, indicating extremely heavy rainfall. READ: […]... Keep on reading: Typhoon Jangmi makes landfall in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture