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Typhoon Shanshan hits southwestern Japan with heavy rainfall, strong winds

Southwestern Japan was hit on Thursday by heavy rain and very strong winds as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture, knocking out power supply for over a quarter million households and injuring dozens of people.

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Passengers stand during suspension of Shinkansen bullet train service caused by Typhoon Shanshan in front of the rail pass gate at at Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan Aug. 30.
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Passersby holding umbrellas walk on the street in the rains and winds caused by Typhoon Shanshan in Fukuoka, Japan Aug. 30.
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A person rides through a fallen pole following Typhoon Shanshan in Miyazaki, Japan, Aug. 29, in this screengrab taken from a social media video.
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General view of a damaged building following Typhoon Shanshan in Miyazaki, Japan, Aug. 29, in this screengrab taken from a social media video.
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A railway company employee is seen through a closed steel gate, as Typhoon Shanshan approaches, at Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 29.
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Passengers stand at a rail pass counter as the railway services are temporarily suspended due to approaching Typhoon Shanshan, at Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 29.
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Passersby holding umbrellas walk in rain and winds as Typhoon Shanshan approaches, in Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 29.
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Passersby holding an umbrella stand in rain and winds as Typhoon Shanshan approaches, at Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 29.
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A farmland is submerged due to floods caused by heavy rains from Typhoon Shanshan in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Aug. 29, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
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An object blown by strong winds caused by Typhoon Shanshan is stranded on a power line in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, Aug. 29, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
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A house damaged by strong winds caused by Typhoon Shanshan is seen in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, Aug. 29, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
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A police car drives amid destruction from Typhoon Shanshan in Miyazaki city, Japan Aug. 29, in this picture obtained from Social media.
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A passerby holding an umbrella walks in heavy rains caused by Typhoon Shanshan in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan Aug. 29, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

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