Japan was hit hard by a hurricane.

Cyclone Haishen began to hit Japan on Sunday, producing strong winds and heavy rains.

A powerful cyclone hit southern Japan on Sunday, with authorities warning residents to be alert to the amount of rain and wind that hit the electric pole and the overturned Haishen storm. "Very strong" has triggered calls to evacuate more than three million people, mostly to Kyushu, one of Japan's main islands, where the storm is expected to reach overnight. Sunday to Monday However, the storm has weakened to some degree and, contrary to previous estimates, moved west.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says it does not seem to be giving high-level hurricane warnings. But urges the public to use "Be very careful" in the face of possible rainfall. Strong winds, high waves and strong waves. "We expect rainfall. It can cause landslides or even flooding near large rivers," Yoshihisa Nakamoto, director of weather forecasting, said at a television conference.

On Sunday afternoon, a storm hit a small archipelago near Kyushu. The picture shows a tree crawling under wind and water loads. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who held a meeting to discuss how it could be implemented, warned of the risk of floods and landslides, "It must be guarded with a record of heavy rain, strong winds, strong waves." I urge the Japanese and the people who live there. in flood-prone areas at high risk to be informed and take immediate action to ensure safety. "
Factory stop

At 19:00 local time (10:00 GMT), Haishen is about 100 kilometers southwest of Makurazaki, with a speed of up to 216 km.

According to the Meteorological Agency, the storm is expected to move northwest and cross the west coast of Kyushu overnight from Sunday to Monday before reaching South Korea. Nearly 1.8 million Kyushu residents have been called for evacuation, the disaster management agency said, especially in Kagoshima prefecture and nearby Miyazaki. Nationally, lower-level evacuations are affecting around 5.6 million residents, according to NHK broadcaster.

The storm caused nearly 550 flight cancellations and rail traffic disruptions, according to NHK. There are reports of power outages in some areas of Okinawa, as well as in Kagoshima and Miyazaki, which have 79,000 earths. Without electricity before the storm, Toyota announced the suspension of operations at three factories in Kyushu until Monday evening, while other companies, including Canon and Mitsubishi Electric, reportedly followed suit. With the guidance of Cyclone Haishen, Japanese authorities on Saturday suspended the search for dozens of bodies lost after the cargo ship sank.

Coast Guard rescues second survivors on Friday amid 43 Livestock 1 Bay crews carrying 6,000 head of cattle, but the cruise ship remains at sea so it can then search when the cyclone comes out in the area, officials told A. FP