Nagasaki Bombing Commemorations Must Move Inside Due To Typhoon In Japan

 Nagasaki Bombing Commemorations Must Move Inside Due To Typhoon In Japan

The typhoon prompted Nagasaki to postpone its yearly ceremony commemorating the 1945 bombing that was set to take place on Wednesday.

Typhoon Khanun was forecasted to bring continuous, heavy rain to one of Japan's main islands this week, forcing commemorations of the Nagasaki atomic blast to be conducted indoors, according to forecasts in Tokyo on Monday.

Prior to barreling into Taiwan last week, the typhoon allegedly killed at least two people, wounded over 100, and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of residents in the southern Okinawa area.

In a televised news conference, the Japan Meteorological Agency stated that the weather system has since swung back to the Okinawa region and was forecast to rumble northward to the west of Nagasaki on Tuesday and Wednesday before turning towards South Korea.

An agency representative stated at the briefing that the storm "could bring substantial amounts of rainfall in wide regions," adding that "heavy downpour will increase the risk of disasters."

One of the largest towns in Kyushu, Nagasaki, was forced to postpone its yearly event commemorating the 1945 bombing that was set to take place on Wednesday due to the typhoon.

Thousands of people, including survivors of the attack, as well as government leaders and others attend the event, which is customarily held outside in the city's Peace Park.

On Monday afternoon, the typhoon was around 350 kilometres (220 miles) south of Kyushu, east of the island of Amami Oshima, with winds gusting to 144 kilometres (90 miles) per hour, according to the agency.

The agency warned that due to the typhoon's sluggish motion, extended rainfalls might increase the danger of natural catastrophes including landslides and flooding.