Japan canceled 128 flights due to storms

This morning (August 2), the Kyushu island government in southern Japan issued a flood warning when Typhoon Usagi with winds of more than 200 km / h reached here. 128 flights on this island have been canceled.

At 7 am (US time), Typhoon Usagi, Japanese means rabbit, located 190 km east of the small island of Tanegashima.Wind force in the center of the storm is 234 km / h, the storm moves in the northwest direction with the speed of 30 km / h.

It is expected that Typhoon Usagi will land on Kyushu island, then change direction to the northeast and weaken into a tropical depression when it reaches Japan.This depression is expected to move to northern Japan on weekends.

* A 7.2-magnitude Ritchter earthquake occurred in the South Pacific region at 4 am 2-8 (local time), shaking the coast of Vanuatu.The earthquake cracked roads, streets, tall buildings and a bridge, causing a power outage in the town of Luganville on Espiritu Santo island.The largest road crack is 7 m long and 15 cm wide.

The US Seismic Notice said the earthquake had an epicenter off the coast, about 45 km southwest of Luganville town and 172 km deep on the seabed.

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