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Added on the 15/08/2023 04:05:22 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images from the town of Yufuin, in Japan's Oita Prefecture, as Typhoon Shanshan hits the country with torrential rain and strong winds. The typhoon is Japan's most powerful this year and one of the strongest at landfall in recent decades. IMAGES
A Japanese town on Tuesday began mounting a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji in an attempt to deter tourists from taking photos. Workers began attaching black netting measuring 2.5 by 20 metres (eight by 65 feet) to metal poles along the pavement opposite the much-photographed convenience store Tuesday morning. IMAGES
A view of the coastline near the Fukushima-Daiichi facility as Japan begins releasing wastewater from the crippled nuclear plant, in an operation it insists is safe but which has generated a fierce backlash from China. IMAGES
A tropical storm slams into Japan's main island, bringing violent gusts and downpours. Although downgraded from a typhoon, Lan still roared in from the Pacific, packing gusts up to 144 kilometres (90 miles) per hour on its approach to the commercial hubs of Osaka and Kobe. IMAGES
Typhoon Khanun, packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 162 kilometres an hour as it crossed the Pacific Ocean, is expected to start battering Japan's Okinawa region late Tuesday. Naha's port was pummelled by rain and strong winds. IMAGES
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