Japan Hit by Yet Another Disastrous Storm

Still reeling from a disastrous summer, Japan was struck by yet another powerful typhoon on Sunday, forcing cancelations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area, and at least four deaths were reported.

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Farms and homes in Miyazaki on the southern main island of Kyushu were flooded as Typhoon Trami swept across southwestern Japan. Evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands over a widespread area, including more than 250,000 people in the city of Tokushima on the island of Shikoku, the national broadcaster NHK reported.

Four people were killed and at least 51 people were injured by the storm, NHK also said.

(FORECAST: Another Typhoon Could Threaten Japan Later This Week)

More than 1,000 flights were canceled at major airports throughout Japan, including Tokyo's Narita and Haneda. Trami destroyed power lines on the southern islands of Okinawa and in the Kyushu region. Nearly 500,000 customers were without electricity on Sunday, Bloomberg reported.

Bullet trains and other train lines shut down during the storm.

The typhoon is projected to hit regions ravaged earlier this month by Typhoon Jebi, which caused landslides and floods and temporarily shuttered Kansai International Airport. The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years, Jebi caused 11 deaths in and around Osaka.

The airport also was closed because of Trami.

In July, heavy rain in western Japan killed 221 people, setting off landslides and flooding.