CCA Expresses Concern over Powerful Typhoon in Japan
Typhoon Man-Yi lashes Japan
The CCA family is shocked and dismayed to hear about the powerful typhoon that lashed Japan with torrential rain on Monday, leaving two dead as it damaged homes and flooded parts of the country's popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where 260,000 people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. Typhoon Man-yi, packing wind speeds of 162 kilometers per hour (100 mph) Monday night, was centered off the northern coast and heading to the northern main island of Hokkaido. Trains in Tokyo and its vicinity were largely suspended and hundreds of flights were grounded. The Meteorological Agency said the storm brought an "unprecedented" amount of rainfall in Kyoto and two neighboring prefectures it passed overnight. Man-Yi is the 18th typhoon to hit Japan this season and is one of the strongest so far.
It is also a matter of concern that as a preventive step, workers at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo, were pumping away rainwater that was pooling around hundreds of storage tanks containing radioactive water. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the rainwater was being released to the ocean and was believed to be untainted. TEPCO said it was pumping away the water to reduce the risk of flooding and potential tank leaks mixing with rainwater, then seeping into the soil or flowing into the sea.
We pray for courage and sustenance, for you, our dear brothers and sisters of Japan and also of Colorado. We pray that God will stretch his arms and calm the storms, and be your refuge and your strength.
Photo: Fukuchiyama, an aerial view The town's entire population of more than 81,000 was ordered to evacuate. Photo credit: Internet sourcesInputs from Huffington Post