Typhoon Melor!

It has been forecasted that a powerful and fierce cyclone will landfall near Tokyo on Thursday, October 8. Typhoon Melor is forecasted to strike the city on Thursday and weather forecasters have made warnings about strong winds and high waves in the sea. Typhoon Melor was swirling with speed of 252 kilometers per hour (156 miles/hr) and bore down in the island of Minami Daito. Typhoon Melor has now slowed down from a Super Typhoon. Typhoon Melor, which centered at 512 km from southeast of Naha in Okinawa today at 12 p.m. Japan time, is now heading towards Tokyo. The weather agency of Japan has forecasted that the typhoon will have a speed of 180 kilometers per hour near its center. An official at the weather agency has warned the residents that the typhoon will bring furious winds and the sea waves can rise up to 80 meters. Though Japan’s buildings are now stronger than it were in past, weather forecasters have issued warnings to the natives as the violent typhoon may claim deaths. Melor means Jasmine in Malay language. The typhoon Melor will follow the route similar to the deadly typhoon of year 1959; however typhoon Melor is not expected to cause damage on a very big scale. The weather agency has raised a warning of scale 3 which means the cyclone may wreck landslides and flash floods.
Just few days ago, a similar strong storm has caused wreckage in other areas of Southeast Asia. The storm, known as Parma, has claimed 16 lives while two persons are still missing.