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Japan:Typhoon:2023/08/01
Duration 2023/08/01 Typhoon No. 6 (Asian name: Khanun) brought punishing winds to the southernmost Okinawa Prefecture from 1 August 2023, causing power outages and contributing to at least one death. As of 10 a.m. on 2 August, a total of 215,800 homes in the prefecture were without electricity, or about 30 percent of all homes, according to Okinawa Electric Power Co. All flights in and out Naha Airport were canceled on 2 August as well as all ships sailing in and out of Naha Port. Country or District Japan Name Typhoon
Headline(Source, Date) Personal Injury Material Damage Others Cabinet Office 2023/08/10 Dead: 1
Seriously injured: 7
Slightly injured: 75
Evacuation order : (alert level 5) 5,201 people (2,440 households), (alert level 4): 65,061 people (33,545 households)Halfly damaged houses: 3
Partially damaged houses: 30
Flooded above floor level: 9
Flooded under floor level: 22Maximum number of units without power: approx. 217,800 (in service area of Okinawa Electric Power Company, as of 7:30, 2 August)
Approx. 18,140 units (Kyushu Electric Power Co., as of 11:00, 9 August)
Approx. 2,800 (Shikoku Electric Power Company service area, as of 05:00, 7 August)
Approx. 3,000 units (Chugoku Electric Power Co., as of 10:00, 10 August)Cabinet Office 2023/08/07 Dead: 1
Seriously injured: 6
Slightly injured: 65
Evacuation order : (alert level 5) 271 people (112 households), (alert level 4): 68,967 people (38,581 households)Halfly damaged houses: 4
Partially damaged houses: 10
Flooded above floor level: 6
Flooded under floor level: 2Electricity failure: Approx. 1,100 houses in Okinawa and Amami Cabinet Office 2023/08/03 Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 38
Evacuation order (alert level 4): 197,971 people (95,723 households)Halfly damaged houses: 1
Partially damaged houses: 4
Flooded above floor level: 1
Flooded under floor level: 3Electricity failure: Approx. 180,000 houses
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- Cabinet Office 2023/08/10
Report of Cabinet Office as at 16:00, 10 August 2023- Cabinet Office 2023/08/07
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 7 August 2023- Cabinet Office 2023/08/03
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:30, 3 August 2023- The Asahi Shinbun 2023/08/02
Typhoon No. 6 kills 1, injures at least 20 as it batters OkinawaGeographycal Data Information
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