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Neoguri makes landfall

July 10, 2014

Typhoon Neoguri has made landfall on Japan’s southern main island, Kyushu. The storm is packing winds of 90 kph (60 mph) and heading east at 25 kph.

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Japan Taifun Neoguri 09.07.2014
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Torrential rains and strong winds swept through the Japanese city Akune at 7 a.m. local time (2200 UTC) on Thursday as Typhoon Neoguri made landfall, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The town lies on the western coast of Japan's southern main island Kyushu.

Authorities warned of flooding and mudslides as the storm made its way east, moving at 25 kph. Neoguri was forecast to move up the Japanese archipelago in the coming days. At the time of landfall. it was packing sustained winds of 90 kph and gusts of up to 126 kph.

The Japanese government was scheduled to hold a disaster management meeting on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Neoguri passed over the Japanese island of Okinawa, just under 500 kilometers southeast of Kyushu. Although the storm had weakened by the time it had crossed into the the East China Sea, it continued to lash Okinawa with heavy rain and high winds as it churned off of its western coast.

Authorities in Okinawa had advised 600,000 of the island's 1.2 million residents to evacuate their homes amid 14 meter (46 feet) storm surges and power outages. At least three people were killed and dozens more injured in the typhoon.

The typhoon got its name from a Korean word meaning "raccoon dog," a knee-high tree-climbing animal common in East Asia.

kms/jm (AFP, dpa)