Japan cancels flights and trains as another typhoon approaches

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 15, 2024 1:39 pm

TOKYO, Japan — Hundreds of Japanese flights and trains were canceled Thursday in the middle of a major holiday week as another typhoon roared towards the archipelago.

Days after Tropical Storm Maria dumped record rains, Typhoon Ampil was set late Thursday to skirt the Tokyo region — home to almost 40 million people — and then churn up the Pacific coast on Friday and Saturday.

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