国际英语资讯:Typhoon Lan lashes central Japan, killing 2 and disrupting transport systems
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 23-- <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Typhoon">Typhoon</span> <span word="Lan">Lan</span> <span word="lashed">lashed</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Typhoon">Typhoon</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atmospheric">atmospheric</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> 950 <span word="hectopascals">hectopascals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 198 <span word="kph">kph</span>, <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shizuoka">Shizuoka</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Honshu">Honshu</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="bursting">bursting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="engulfing">engulfing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wakayama">Wakayama</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 800 <span word="mm">mm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> 48-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="Mie">Mie</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="dumping">dumping</span> 700 <span word="mm">mm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nara">Nara</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 63-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="scaffolding">scaffolding</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</span>, <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Yamaguchi">Yamaguchi</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 70-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dive">dive</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="failing">failing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mudslide">mudslide</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wakayama">Wakayama</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="occupant">occupant</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="Motor">Motor</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>.'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Iwate">Iwate</span>, <span word="Miyagi">Miyagi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gifu">Gifu</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p>
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