PhotosIn Photos: Tropical Storm Mawar Intensifies In Japan
In Photos: Tropical Storm Mawar Intensifies In Japan
The tropical storm Mawar is headed towards Japan's southern archipelago of Okinawa, leading businesses and the airport to close and fishermen to batten down their boats in preparation.
Updated: 02 Jun 2023 1:21 pm
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Waves crash onto Cape Ara in Itoman in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan as a tropical storm was nearing.
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Fishing boats are secured by rope at the Tomari fishery port in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan as a tropical storm was approaching to the Okinawa islands.
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Foreign helpers do some maintenance work on their fishing tools while sitting on their boat docked at the Tomari fishery port in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan as they are not able to go out for fishing while a tropical storm was nearing the Okinawa islands.
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Electric boards show some of the domestic arrival flights to Naha Airport are canceled at its lobby, seen through the door of an airport entrance, in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan.
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Fishing boats are secured by rope at the Tomari fishery port in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan as a tropical storm was approaching to the Okinawa islands.
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A person holds an umbrella against strong wind and rain as he walks on a street in Tokyo, as a tropical storm was approaching.
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A pedestrian reacts as she caught a gust of wind while walking down the famed "Kokusai-dori" street, a tourist spot, in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan as a tropical storm was approaching.
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People walk down the famed "Kokusai-dori" street, a tourist spot, in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan as a tropical storm was approaching.
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Women walk down the famed "Kokusai-dori" street, a tourist spot, in Naha in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan s a tropical storm was approaching.
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Waves hit Cape Kyan in Itoman in the main Okinawa island, southern Japan as a tropical storm was nearing.