Typhoon in Japan – level 3

13-10-2014 07:00

A powerful typhoon has brought many parts of Japan to a standstill.

Typhoon Phanfone battered Tokyo before heading out to sea, leaving at least one person dead.

Thousands of homes have lost power, and hundreds of flights have been suspended.

By late Sunday, the typhoon was off the coast of Shikoku in southwestern Japan with winds of up to 90 miles per hour (145 kph).

The storm triggered concern about possible landslides on the ash-covered volcano in central Japan that erupted last month, killing at least 51 hikers.

The search for a dozen of people missing in the eruption was suspended on Sunday because of the approaching storm.

The meteorlogical agency has predicted up to 16 inches (40 cm) of rain for central Japan by later this morning.

Difficult words: standstill (a situation in which there is no activity at all), batter (strike), suspend (stop), trigger (start), predict (say that something will happen in the future).

Source: www.ondemandnews.com

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