Typhoon No. 18 landing, heavy rain in many prefectures, evacuation order to nearly 400,000

Typhoon No. 18 landing, heavy rain in many prefectures, evacuation order to nearly 400,000

 

台風１８号上陸、各地で大雨　４０万人近くに避難指示

 

大型の台風１８号は９月１６日、紀伊半島沖を北上、午前８時前に愛知県豊橋市付近に上陸した。

 

近畿を中心に広い範囲で大雨となり、気象庁は午前５時５分、福井県、京都府の全域、滋賀県のほぼ全域に大雨特別警報を発表。

 

「これまでに経験したことのないような大雨になっている」として、最大級の警戒を呼び掛けた。

 

８月３０日の運用開始以来、特別警報の発表は初めて。

 

気象庁は午前１０時前、京都府の特別警報を解除した。

 

京都市や京都府福知山市、宇治市のほか、滋賀、兵庫両県などでも避難指示が相次ぎ、対象者は４０万人近くに上った。

 

広い範囲で避難勧告も相次いだ。

 

(共同通信)

 

 

（神奈川新聞、2013年9月16日）

 

 

Typhoon No. 18 landing, heavy rain in many prefectures, evacuation order to nearly 400,000

 

16 September, Typhoon No. 18, large, northward the Kii Peninsula, landed in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, before 8:00 A.M..

 

Around the kinki area become a heavy rain in a wide range, 5:05 A.M., Japan Meteorological Agency announced a “Special heavy rainfall alert” throughout Fukui Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, almost all of Shiga Prefecture.

 

The "has become a heavy rain like WE have never experienced so far", and called for vigilance of the largest.

 

Operation since the start of the 30 August, this announcement of special warning is the first time.

 

Before 10:00 A.M., Japan Meteorological Agency has been released a special alarm in Kyoto Prefecture.

 

In addition to Kyoto Fukuchiyama city and Kyoto city, Uji city, and, Shiga prefecture, Hyogo prefecture, evacuation order after another, order amounted to people is nearly 400,000.

 

Evacuation also one after another in a wide range.

 

(Kyodo News)

 

 

(Kanagawa Shimbun, 16 Monday September 2013 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 16 Monday September 2013 The Roman)