Strong winds associated with Typhoon Shanshan blew an airplane off course as it approached landing at Fukuoka Airport in Japan.
Shanshan is Japan's 10th typhoon of the year, and it made landfall on Kyushu, Japan's third largest island, on Thursday. The storm has killed at least three people after unleashing torrential rain that caused a landslide in Gamagori, the Associated Press reported. The storm is now progressing toward the island of Shikoku with wind speeds measured at 50 mph according to Zoom Earth satellite, and heavy rain continues to fall.
A spokesperson from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) told Newsweek that it is "difficult" to forecast the storm's expected impact, as the typhoon's strength is forecast to vary "from region to region." So far, at least 70 people have been injured and dozens of buildings damaged in the storm's wake.
The storm also made for a scary flight on Thursday as an airplane attempted to land at Fukuoka Airport amid the strong winds. The airplane was forced to abort the landing at the airport, and its efforts were captured in a "terrifying" video shared by ABC News.
"Terrifying footage captured a plane wobbling from side to side as it struggled with strong winds before aborting its landing while making its final approach at Fukuoka Airport," ABC News posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday morning. "Tropical storm Shanshan made landfall Thursday morning as a powerful typhoon."
"Hell no no no no no and NO! Plane aborts [landing] at Fukuoka Airport due to strong winds from typhoon Shanshan," extreme weather account Volcaholic posted while resharing the video.
The video showed the plane banking from side to side as it attempted to land before it ascended again after its attempts proved unsuccessful. As of Thursday afternoon, the video has been viewed more than 36,000 times.
The storm's forecast has already prompted the cancellation of dozens of flights through Friday. Newsweek previously reported that many bullet trains and other local train services were expected to suspend operations on Thursday. Similar travel disruptions have been implemented on Honshu, Japan's main island, the Associated Press reported.
At one point, Typhoon Shanshan's winds were measured at 130 mph. However, the storm is expected to continue weakening as it progresses. The storm's prior strength prompted the JMA to issue a slew of rare, weather-related warnings, including advisories warning about storms, landslides, heavy rain, and other impacts expected in the Kagoshima region. When the JMA issued the warnings, the agency warned that the storm could be strong enough to destroy houses.
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