Six people have died and nearly 130 have been injured in Japan due to the passage of Typhoon Shanshan

Aug. 31 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The number of people who have died in Japan due to Typhoon Shanshan has risen to six, with 127 injured, according to the latest count by local media, which indicate that another person is still missing as a result of the storm, which brought with it heavy rains and winds.

This was announced by the Japanese newspaper ‘Yomiuri Shimbun’ – the one with the largest circulation in the country – which updated the balance at 09:00 hours (local time) this Saturday, at which time the typhoon continued its movement east-southeast at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour, and about 50 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Tanabe, in the prefecture of Wakayama.

Although the typhoon is expected to be upgraded to tropical cyclone status on Monday, heavy rains are expected to continue, reaching 400 millimetres in some regions of the country.

For this reason, the Japan Meteorological Agency has called for “strict surveillance against river flooding and landslides,” according to the aforementioned media.

The typhoon has weakened since it made landfall on Thursday, but heavy rains continue on the archipelago’s main island, Kyushu, where more than 800 millimetres of precipitation fell on Friday. Flights and trains have been cancelled for safety reasons.