One of the Japanese prefectures announced the evacuation

Japan. File photoTOKYO, 4 Jul. The evacuation has been announced for 17,000 residents of the city of Nichinan in southwestern Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, NHK reported. .This is the fourth of five possible threat levels, which means a recommendation to evacuate to safety. On Monday morning, 37 millimeters of rain fell in Miyazaki Prefecture. The typhoon is moving from south to north at low speed, prolonging its impact. It is expected that on Tuesday, having reached the western tip of Kyushu, it will change direction and from Tuesday to Thursday, with the exception of the north of the country, will pass from west to east, affecting Tokyo. The speed in the center is 18 meters per second, with gusts — up to 25. Pressure — 996 hectopascals. As of this hour, there is no estimate of the typhoon's strength.