Tropical Storm Jangmi was bearing down on Kyushu on Tuesday, and was expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds across the region and into Kanto through Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
The storm injured at least 16 people Tuesday and left nearly 48,000 homes in Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures without power, local media reported.
As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, the storm ¡ª known in Japan as ³Ù²¹¾±´Ú¨± No. 6 ¡ª was located about 30 kilometers north of Tanegashima, and moving northeast at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour with a central pressure of 980 hectopascals. It was packing, with sustained winds near the center of up to 25 meters per second and gusts up to 35 meters per second.
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