After developing into the fourth category .. Typhoon Khanun threatens the Japanese islands of Okinawa with heavy rains and floods

Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The weather forecast staff at the "Arab Regional Weather Center" monitors the developments and developments of Hurricane Khanun, which has risen in its classification to the fourth category, which means a high destructive force for the areas that will affect it during the remaining hours of this day, Tuesday, and during the daytime hours. Wednesday.

Category 4 typhoon “Khanun” is centered at the time of preparing this report to the west of the Japanese Okinawa Islands, and is expected to affect it tonight and Wednesday, accompanied by strong winds that reach some gusts of more than 200 km/h, and bring heavy rains that warn of widespread floods in the area. those islands.

And the Japanese broadcaster "NHK" reported on Monday that the Japanese Airlines (JAL) had canceled 67 flights on Monday, and All Nippon Airways (ANA) canceled 73 flights on Monday and 124 flights tomorrow, Tuesday, in anticipation of the approach of Typhoon Khanun.

And the local authorities called on the citizens of Okinawa to be constantly alert for fear of landslides as a result of the expected heavy rains, and also called on them to stay in their homes, and to follow the instructions issued by the competent authorities in a timely manner.