Japan braces for new typhoon

A car lays upside down near a nursing home where police discovered nine bodies, in Iwaizumi town, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, in this Aug. 31, 2016 photo, after Typhoon Lionrock dumped heavy rains. (AP)

TOKYO: Japan was on alert for typhoon winds and heavy rain Saturday as the death toll from a devastating hurricane that hit the country’s north earlier this week rose to 15.
Typhoon Namtheun was heading north toward the southern main island of Kyushu with gusts of up to 198 kilometers (123 miles) per hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Namtheun was passing near the small subtropical island of Amami, which lies between Okinawa and Kyushu, Saturday afternoon, the agency said. It issued a warning for strong winds, heavy rain and floods in southern Kyushu, but there was no immediate report of injuries or damage from the typhoon.
Meanwhile, the death toll from typhoon Lionrock in northern Japan rose to 15 after the body of a 57-year-old man was found in Iwaizumi, Iwate prefecture, police and local government officials said.