Japan Issues Highest Emergency Alert as Typhoon Maria Makes Landfall
Typhoon Maria's landfall in Japan has prompted the country to raise its highest emergency alert level as the country's northeastern Iwate Prefecture is inundated by record-breaking rains.
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00:00Japan has issued an emergency warning across the country's northeast after Typhoon Maria
00:05made a landfall on Monday morning.
00:07The highest-level alert covers over 8,000 residents in Iwate Prefecture as the government
00:12moves to release water from a local dam and prepare shelter for evacuees.
00:17The storm has brought record-breaking rain to the region, with floods inundating several
00:21areas and trains and flights cancelled.
00:24Officials are warning of landslides and high waves.
00:27No casualties have been reported so far.