Typhoon 10 Shanshan

 We were lucky again with this last typhoon.

Bit of wind, lots of rain. 

Those videos were from yesterday afternoon.  The wind died down a couple of hours after that but the rain has continued almost nonstop for the past two days! 

This typhoon is unpredictable, although the main part of the storm has passed the wind and rain have picked up again, plus the air pressure is very low.  I've had headaches for the past couple of days because of that!

A lot of places along the southern coast of Kyushu and the inland sea between Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu were hit badly.  There were reports of tornados in some places taking off roofs and shattering windows. Underpasses were flooded in one city and rivers are swollen. The typhoon isn't moving fast even though it has lost a lot of power it is still powerful! 

One thing I'm glad about is that a lot of businesses closed for a couple of days. I'm always shocked at how many people go to work in the worst of weather.  There are always people in the background of reports from different cities.  I understand wanting to do your job but surely your business is not going to collapse if you stay home for a day or two!  I feel that risking your life for your job is really silly, the only people who need to work are first responders and hospital staff.  Going out, and putting yourself in danger puts an extra burden on emergency services. The emergency services are always stretched during these disasters as the risk of floods and landslides are very real. Then of course there is the damage caused by the high wind, downed trees and power lines are a big problem.  David's company closed the internet cafe yesterday until 3pm today. He has to work tonight but the storm is bad again so I'm wondering if he should go!  But I know that even if I tell him not to go he will and I don't have the energy to fight with him!

This typhoon is now moving toward the more populated areas of the country. There is still a lot of disruption to travel. Most Shinkansen lines are closed, JAL and ANA have canceled or suspended flights. There is even a possibility that some highways might close. There are a lot of reports of people being stranded at airports or train stations!

I'm hoping that this typhoon will die out soon and that there are no more deaths, I've seen reports of 4 people being killed. 

For everybody who has sent me messages and prayers over the past few days thank you so much.