Tropical Storm Hits Japan’s Okinawa Islands Again, Unleashing Torrential Rain

Tropical Storm Hits Japan’s Okinawa Islands Again, Unleashing Torrential Rain
Vehicles drive through a street in a strong wind in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2023. Kyodo News via AP
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TOKYO—A meandering storm was headed again toward southwestern Japan on Sunday, prompting fresh warnings about dangerously heavy rainfall after the same area was hit several days ago.

Tropical Storm Khanun, which means jackfruit in Thai, was returning to the southernmost group of islands of Okinawa moving slowly northward, packing winds of up to 30 meters per second (67 miles per hour) and hovering over Okinawa through Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.