Typhoon Khanun knocks out power to one-third of Okinawa households
So far there has been one death reported and 11 people injured. A man was crushed under a collapsed garage and went into cardiac arrest, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. He was found dead, media reports said.
Kyushu Electric Power said power supply was down for 10,030 houses in Amami islands in Kagoshima prefecture, north of Okinawa. Okinawa's prefecture government office, San-A Co's local supermarkets and Aeon Co's grocery and drug stores in Okinawa were shut on Wednesday.
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