Damaged. Four people have been slightly injured by the wind. People called the Fire Department after buildings had their roofs blown off. Local Power Companies say over 30,000 households in okinawa had no power as of 7 00 a. M. Tuesday morning. More than 240 flights to and from the prefecture have been canceled. Many bus and Ferry Services are not operating. For more details on the typhoon and what to watch out for we turn to our meteorolologist. Yoko . The typhoon is pushing through the islands of japan at this moment. Heavy rain and destructive winds are reported. We saw gusts of nearly 200 kill meters per hour at the airport and rainfall of 151 millimeters fell in just 12 hours. On top of that additionanal rainfall of 200 millimemeters i expected through the next 24 hours. S. Heavy rain and typhoon strength winds will continue to impact okinawa through the day on tuesday. This is a large storm system packing gusts of 234 kilometers per hour. Most of the okinawa region is under stron
The Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of Lieutenant General David Hawkinson to be chief of the National Guard bureau, and general Gustave Perna to be chief operating officer of the project warp speed. I think both of you for being here today particularly under the current circumstances of what we are facing now, we are doing things differently. I know you are down there but i can barely see you. Anyway, we enjoyed meeting the families and all of that. We were not going to be able to do with the same way. When you do your opening statement, you may want to family that may be looking on. You have both been nominated for positions in the current challenge and as we consider your nominations, would be looking to ensure you can provide the expertise and Solutions Needed or the circumstances. , as our nationon demands more from our National Guard, your expertise is extensive in the National Guard as a general, will be essential. Across the country, tens of thousands of guards
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