Typhoon Man-Yi - update

Japan Local authorities issued evacuation orders to a total of 111,000 as typhoon makes landfall

Kyodo News,

16 September, 2013

"Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as a major typhoon made landfall in central Japan, prompting the weather agency to warn of "unprecedented heavy rain" and urge people to take safety precautions.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a "special warning" in three western Japan prefectures of Fukui, Kyoto and Shiga, in the first such issuance since the warning system was introduced late last month.

Local authorities issued evacuation orders to a total of more than 30,000 residents in Kyoto, Shiga, Hyogo and Mie prefectures, including some 81,000 in Fukuchiyama in Kyoto Prefecture."