Weakening Shanshan rains still disrupting transport in Japan

People carrying umbrellas, walk across a street amid heavy rainfall in Tokyo on August 30, 2024. Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm on August 30, but was still dumping heavy rains as it slowly churned through Japan, triggering transport havoc and landslide warnings, with up to six people killed. - Photo: AFP

TOKYO: A powerful typhoon now downgraded to a tropical storm was still disrupting flights and trains in Japan Saturday (Aug 31), with authorities warning of possible landslides caused by heavy rain.

Shanshan, which at landfall was one of the fiercest typhoons to hit Japan in decades, pummelled Kyushu island on Thursday, but its speed has eased to 90 kilometres (56 miles) per hour from 252 kph.