Typhoon Maria: Satellite images show movement over the Pacific top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Around 210,000 people a preparing to evacuate their homes in Japan as the severe tropical storm, recently upgraded to a “super typhoon” powers towards Asia. Super typhoon Maria could bring torrential rain and windspeed of over 150mph, threatening landslides and flooding across east Asia. The Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level alert, warning that catastrophic damage could be done to homes, buildings and roads. Meteorologist Domenica Davis said: “We could be looking at another formidable storm in the tropics named Maria. Satellite images show the super typhoon gathering power in the Pacific g “Winds right now 80mph, and this is forecasted right now got become a super-typhoon. “That means we could see winds become in excess of 150mph by Sunday evening. “This is a very dangerous storm and it could eye Okinawa so we’re going to be watching this as we go into the weekend. “The winds, the rain certainly are going to be brutal with this system.” Weather: 'Super typhoon' to hit China with warning of floods<doc-sep>Typhoon Maria: Japan suffers mass FLOODING top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Typhoon Maria maintained its strength and speed on Sunday morning, with maximum winds of 185 km/h near the centre and gustiness of up to 225 km/h. Accuweather warned: "Residents and visitors in Maria’s path should now make necessary preparations and heed any evacuation orders. "Lives and property will be threatened when Maria plows through Japan’s Ryukyu Islands on Tuesday (local time) before tracking past Taiwan and making landfall in eastern China on Wednesday." The exact track of Maria will determine which areas face the worst of its destructive winds, storm surge flooding, torrential rain and isolated tornadoes. "Maria's excessive rainfall can lead to significant flooding," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert said. "Mudslides are a serious concern in the higher terrain." Maria is anticipated to pass dangerously close or make a direct hit on one of the southern Ryukyu Islands with its strength equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane in the eastern Pacific or Atlantic oceans. The southern Ryukyu Islands, the Miyako Islands are inline to feel the full brunt of what Maria has to offer during the day on Tuesday. "The northern part of Taiwan should be spared the worst impacts from Maria, but we will have to continue to monitor the track for signs of a more southward path," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Houk said. Typhoon Maria: The typhoon could threaten lives The death toll from unprecedented rains in Japan rose to at least 64 on Sunday after rivers burst their banks and forced several million people from their homes, media reports said, with more rain set to hit some areas for at least another day. Torrential rains pounded some parts of western Japan with three times the usual precipitation for a normal July and set off landslides and sent rivers surging over their banks, trapping many people in their houses or on rooftops. "We've never experienced this kind of rain before," an official at the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) told a news conference. "This is a situation of extreme danger." At least 64 people were killed and 44 missing, national broadcaster NHK said after the death toll had been put at 49 overnight. Among the missing was a 9-year-old boy believed trapped in his house by a landslide that killed at least three others, one of them a man in his 80s. Typhoon Maria: The storm could damage buildings<doc-sep>Weather: 'Super typhoon' to hit China with warning of floods top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. More than 210,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in Japan, with the storm, now classed as a super typhoon, threatens landslides and torrential floods across eastern Asia. One man was sucked into a drainage pipe while an elderly women was killed after she was swept away by strong winds. Several people have been declared missing, including a man who's car was blown away and a boy who was swept into a ditch, Japan's NHK national TV station reported. Rescue services were deployed after victims were dragged under massive landslides, leaving dozens injured, as emergency personnel rushed to dig them out. About 210,000 people have been ordered from their homes, half of them from Japan's ancient city of Kyoto. The Japan Meteorological Agency has put the region on the highest alert, warning residents of more rain and landslides set to bring catastrophic damage to homes, buildings and roads. Dangers are particularly high in an area within the southwestern main island of Kyushu. Trains have been suspended across western and central Japan, including several sections of Shinkansen bullet train. Heavy downpours have caused massive landslides across southwestern Japan Officials have warned Super Typhoon Maria will hit eastern China and the Korean Peninsula next week, with officials placing the East on high alert. Winds of up to 156mph are set to threaten East Asia, as the super typhoon moves northwest away from Guam and is set to travel further towards the East. The treacherous typhoon, originating from the western Pacific Ocean northwest of Guam, may soon strengthen into an intense Category 4 hurricane, and has the ability to cause catastrophic destruction to buildings, roads and residences. On Thursday, Typhoon Maria moved away from Guam and managed to strengthen into a Super Typhoon by early Friday, with officials warning ships to steer clear of the storm's path as dangerous seas and treacherous conditions are expected over the weekend. Typhoon Maria has hit Japan, threatening residents with torrential floods and landslides Torrential rains have resulted in massive floods across several regions in Kyoto and Kyushu<doc-sep>Storm Maria is spreading towards Taiwan, Japan and China top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The equivalent of a category four hurricane, Super Typhoon Maria has been gaining strength over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. A category four hurricane is one that has winds which range from 131 to 155 miles per hour. Such hurricanes can cause catastrophic damage to humans, animals and property. Areas hit by a category four hurricane can expect severe structural damage to homes and buildings. Taiwan, Southern Japanese islands of Ryukyu, and parts of China may all be affected by the raging typhoon. The typhoon's impact is expected to be the strongest from late Tuesday to early Wednesday, as downpours up to 20 inches are forecast. Currently, Typhoon Maria is approximately 153 miles south-southwest of Kadena Airbase in Japan. The storm has moved at a rate of 17.2 mph (15 knots) over the past six hours, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre. Typhoon Maria: Category three cyclone approaches China Maximum wind speeds have been measured as gusting up to 155 mph, with sustained winds of 143mph. The Weather Channel has described how conditions will worsen for nearby islands: "Typhoon Maria is currently in an environment of very warm ocean water – up to 82-degree sea-surface temperatures – low wind shear and excellent outflowing winds aloft to its north. "Maria is expected to begin encountering some increased wind shear and somewhat lower ocean-heat content, which should induce a weakening trend. “However, given its current intensity, Maria will still be formidably strong as it tracks toward Japan's southernmost Ryukyu Islands, northern Taiwan and eastern China." Super Typhoon Maria is gathering strength as it travels towards land The storm radius is currently 173 miles and has caused weather warnings on the islands that it threatens. Japan and Taiwan have landslide and flash flood warnings in place as intense rainfall is expected as a result of Maria hitting land. Taiwan's UNI Air has cancelled 70 domestic flights, and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific said it had cancelled around a dozen flights. The summer season brings a number of typhoons to Taiwan's shores as shifting temperatures out to sea trigger extreme weather. Shocking photos after Typhoon Damrey kills 69 people in Vietnam Wed, November 8, 2017 The death toll from typhoon downpours and floods wreaking havoc along Vietnam's south-central coast had risen to 69 Play slideshow REUTERS 1 of 20 Vietnam policemen clean up debris caused by flooding by Typhoon Damrey, in the ancient UNESCO heritage town of Hoi An<doc-sep>
Weather: 'Super typhoon' to hit China with warning of floods The super typhoon has killed at least four people and injured dozens more in Japan today. More than 210,000 people are in the process of evacuating their homes, with the storm threatens landslides and torrential floods across eastern Asia. One man was sucked into a drainage pipe while an elderly women was killed after she was swept away by strong winds. Several people have been declared missing, including a man who's car was blown away and a boy who was swept into a ditch, Japan's NHK national TV station reported. Super Typhoon Maria rapidly intensified in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, as the swirling storm moved northwest of Guam. The storm is expected to weaken somewhat before it could make landfall but Maria poses a danger of a strong typhoon strike in Japan's far southwesternmost islands, including Okinawa, eastern China, and possibly Taiwan next week. Maria is now a Category 4 equivalent system, called a super typhoon, and is currently located roughly 300 miles northwest of Guam. According to the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Maria rapidly intensified from a 70 mph tropical storm to a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon with 160 mph winds. Maria will be stirring dangerous seas as it will be over open water in the Philippine Sea this weekend. Accuweather has warned anyone in the potential path of the storm should make preparations as the super typhoon threatens areas from eastern China to Japan next week. It was first thought Maria was going to track more to the north and target western mainland Japan. This is starting to look less likely but if it does happen, residents could be at risk from flooding and mudslides. Japan Super Typhoon Maria: A map of where the typhoon currently is The area is already facing flooding after being battered by torrential rain this week. If the track goes more to the west, Japan’s Ryukyu Islands will be in the direct path of the storm’s torrential rain, destructive winds and powerful seas early next week. The typhoon may then continue to track toward eastern China, potentially from Wenzhou to Shanghai, by midweek. Maria could also spread flooding rain and strong winds across the Korean Peninsula after it is finished with eastern China around Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Typhoon Maria is heading towards China, Japan and Korea