(Bloomberg) – Typhoon Lionrock is projected to make landfall in Japan Tuesday and is likely to strike the northern Tohoku region, the area devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
It would be the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region since records began in 1951, broadcaster TBS said.
Historic rains expected
Historic heavy rains are expected in the region, with more rain forecast to fall in 24 hours than in a typical month of August, Tsumoru Matsumoto, the Japan Meteorological Agency's chief forecaster, said in a televised press conference. Citizens were advised to be wary of "violent" winds and high waves near coastal areas, and the Cabinet office warned of the dangers of landslides and flooding from rivers bursting their banks.
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