Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already left damage and injuries

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The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other Japanese islands this week is slowly moving west but is forecast to make a U-turn and dump even more rain on the archipelago.

A coast guard officer watches as waves crash on the shore ahead of typhoon Khanun in the port city of Keelung near Taipei in northern Taiwan on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Workers try to restore the destruction caused by Typhoon Khanun, at a shopping district in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

This photo shows a blackout due to Typhoon Khanun in some areas of Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. The powerful typhoon, which slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan this week with high winds was moving west Thursday slowly making its way toward mainland China, but is expected to make a U-turn and head back to the mainland archipelago, threatening more damage in the region.

 

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