At least 1 person is missing and 39 people are injured in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures
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TOKYO, Japan – Southwestern Japan was hit on Thursday, August 29, by heavy rain and very strong winds as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, knocking out power supply for over a quarter million households and injuring dozens of people. Authorities warned the storm could be one of the strongest ever to hit the region, and local governments have issued evacuation orders for millions of residents in several prefectures.
More than 250,000 households in seven prefectures are experiencing power outage as of 9 am on Thursday , according to Kyushu Electric Power Company.
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