00:00Tens of thousands of people in Tokyo have been urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan,
00:07now downgraded to a tropical storm, continues its northward path across Japan.
00:13At least six people have died as Shanshan moved eastward through the country on Saturday,
00:19drenching large areas with torrential rain and prompting landslide and flood warnings
00:24hundreds of kilometers from the storm's center.
00:27The storm made landfall in Kyushu on Thursday, bringing record-breaking rainfall.
00:36Kyushu Electric reported that over 35,000 homes in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Kyushu,
00:43were without power.
00:44As of 12.50pm local time, Shanshan was centered in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 480 kilometers
00:51southwest of Tokyo, triggering heavy rainfall as far north as Hokkaido.
00:56Authorities have issued flood and landslide warnings nationwide since the storm's arrival,
01:02resulting in the suspension of air and rail services and the closure of factories.
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