A photo issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thursday shows Typhoon Noru in the northern Pacific Ocean, taken from the International Space Station on Tuesday. (Photo: EPA/NASA/RANDY BRESNIK HANDOUT)TOKYO - A strong typhoon could make landfall in Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu by Sunday night, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds, the weather agency said on Friday. Typhoon Noru, the season's fifth typhoon, was approaching the Amami Islands, south of Kyushu, and was likely to turn north toward Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Heavy rainfall and wind may continue for a long time as the typhoon was moving slowly. In July, Fukuoka and Oita prefectures in northern Kyushu were hit hard by heavy rain, flooding and landslides, with at least 36 people killed in the prefecture.

Source: Bangkok Post August 04, 2017 07:41 UTC