Tropical Storm Halong Batters Japan – Local Pastor Gives Report!

by | Aug 9, 2014

Matsue, Japan:  Although Typhoon Halong has recently been downgraded to a tropical storm,  it is still a cause for major concern in Japan.    Pastor Junichi Nakade  (former APNTS Student) was contacted by WMC-AP and provides the following report.

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I live in Matsue (check the map yellow square – top center).
Now, our area has a strong wind but no rain.
The weather forecast said that the typhoon will hit our area tomorrow [Sunday 08/10] early morning .

Tsu

Tsu

I just watched the news and it indicates that especially South-Kyusyu, Kochi and Tsu have very heavy rain now.

MIe prefecture (right blue circle) gave an evacuation advisory to five hundred fifty thousand people.
And most of prefectures gave a storm warning.

I guess that this typhoon will bring more damage to many places at midnight to tomorrow morning.

Current Storm Track, (Weather Underground)

Current Storm Track, (Weather Underground)

Please commit to pray for our Nazarene families and non-Nazarenes alike, on the Islands of Japan over the next several hours and days.

Todd & Connie Lou Aebischer

Todd and Connie Lou Aebischer served as Regional Communications Coordinator - Regional NMI Coordinator respectively for over 4 years. They are now serving in Papua New Guinea under Mission Aviation Fellowship as Country Director / Program Director.

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