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Japan: Typhoon: 2022/09/17 Country Information on DRR

Period 2022/09/17
Country or District Japan
Event Type Typhoon
Outline Thousands of people were in shelters in southern island of Kyushu, Japan on Sunday 18 September 2022 as Typhoon Nanmadol (No. 14), one of the biggest typhoons ever to strike Japan, churned toward the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly 3 million residents to evacuate.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2022/10/12
Dead: 5
Severely injured: 19
Slightly injured: 134
Totally damaged houses: 10
Half-damaged houses: 15
Partially damaged houses: 870
Houses inundated above floor level: 784
Houses inundated below floor level: 655
Cabinet Office 2022/09/28
Dead: 4
Severely injured: 19
Slightly injured: 128
Totally damaged houses: 6
Half-damaged houses: 12
Partially damaged houses: 605
Houses inundated above floor level: 728
Houses inundated below floor level: 568
Cabinet Office 2022/09/26
Dead: 4
Missing: 0
Severely injured: 19
Slightly injured: 127
Unknown: 1
Totally damaged houses: 6
Half-damaged houses: 10
Partially damaged houses: 349
Houses inundated above floor level: 693
Houses inundated below floor level: 488
Cabinet Office 2022/09/22
Dead: 3
Missing: 1
Severely injured: 16
Slightly injured: 123
Unknown: 1
Totally damaged houses: 0
Half-damaged houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 104
Houses inundated above floor level: 142
Houses inundated below floor level: 135
Cabinet Office 2022/09/21
Dead: 2
Missing: 1
Severely injured: 15
Slightly injured: 122
Unknown: 1
Totally damaged houses: 0
Half-damaged houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 99
Houses inundated above floor level: 32
Houses inundated below floor level: 76
Cabinet Office 2022/09/20
Dead: 2
Missing: 1
Severely injured: 15
Slightly injured: 118
Unknown: 1
Totally damaged houses: 0
Half-damaged houses: 2
Partially damaged houses: 90
Houses inundated above floor level: 3
Houses inundated below floor level: 17
Cabinet Office 2022/09/19
Severely injured: 6
Slightly injured: 51
No. of evacuees: 25,629 people (4,934 shelters) *as of 12:45, 19 Sep.
Partially damaged houses: 17
Houses inundated above floor level: 1
Houses inundated below floor level: 6

Related Links

Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2022/10/12
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:00, 12 October 2022

Cabinet Office 2022/09/28
Report of Cabinet Office as at 09:30, 28 September 2022

Cabinet Office 2022/09/26
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:00, 26 September 2022

Cabinet Office 2022/09/22
Report of Cabinet Office as at 11:00, 22 September 2022

Cabinet Office 2022/09/21
Report of Cabinet Office as at 08:30, 21 September 2022

Cabinet Office 2022/09/20
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:00, 20 September 2022

Cabinet Office 2022/09/19
Report of Cabinet Office as at 14:45, 19 September 2022

NHK World 2022/09/19
Severe tropical storm Nanmadol is leaving a trail of destruction in southwestern Japan, killing one person and injuring at least 69 others so far. Local authorities have issued evacuation orders for millions of people in the Kyushu, Chugoku and Shikoku regions.

NHK World 2022/09/18
4 million people ordered to evacuate in southwestern Japan

The Japan Times 2022/09/18
The Meteorological Agency issued a rare "special warning" for heavy rain in Miyazaki Prefecture in southern Kyushu on Sunday afternoon on 18 September 2022, following the same top-level warning for strong winds, high waves and storm surges in Kagoshima Prefecture on Saturday night on 17 September 2022.

Geographycal Data

Digital Typhoon 2022/09/18
Typhoon 202214 (NANMADOL), General Information (Pressure and Track Charts)