At least 18 people have been injured on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu as powerful Typhoon Maysak passed near the region before moving to the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, local authorities said, according to Kyodo News. Another typhoon, Haishen, is expected to develop into a very powerful storm and reach waters near the Amami island chain in the country's southwest on Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. People walk in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 2, 2020, in strong winds brought by the approach of Typhoon Maysak. As Typhoon Maysak moved north over the Sea of Japan, sucking warm air from the East China Sea and likely causing warm dry winds to blow down mountains, the mercury soared to 40.2 C in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, with temperatures topping 40 C for the first time in September in Japan, according to the agency. More than 80,000 homes in Kyushu, mainly in Nagasaki Prefecture, experienced temporary blackouts, Kyushu Electric Power Co. said. Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Hiroshima and Hakata stations from the first service of the day as a precaution and some domestic flights were canceled.
