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Typhoon Jangmi churns along Japan’s Pacific coast, leaves dozens hurt

Typhoon Jangmi churns along Japan’s Pacific coast, leaves dozens hurt
South China Morning Post Wednesday 03 June 2026, 12:12 UTC By Kyodo 1 min read
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Typhoon Jangmi on Wednesday ripped through the Pacific side of western and eastern Japan after making landfall in the morning, causing flooding and mudslides and leaving dozens of people injured. The typhoon made landfall around 4.30am in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan, after it passed near Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures the past two days. At one point, the weather agency issued its highest level 5 flood warning for the Koza River in Wakayama Prefecture, meaning...

Typhoon Jangmi on Wednesday ripped through the Pacific side of western and eastern Japan after making landfall in the morning, causing flooding and mudslides and leaving dozens of people injured. The typhoon made landfall around 4.30am in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan, after it passed near Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures the past two days. At one point, the weather agency issued its highest level 5 flood warning for the Koza River in Wakayama Prefecture, meaning the...
Typhoon Jangmi (EVENT) Japan (LOCATION) Pacific coast (LOCATION) Pacific (LOCATION) Wakayama Prefecture (LOCATION) Okinawa (LOCATION) Kagoshima (LOCATION) the Koza River (LOCATION)
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