Typhoon Jangmi sweeps northwards leaving 23 injured in Japan

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Jun 05, 2026 · 334 words · By Magdalena Shopova; Guardian staff reporter

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What to know about Typhoon Jangmi sweeps northwards leaving 23 injured in Japan

Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week.

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What happened

Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week.

Why it matters

From Okinawa to mainland Japan, prolonged and heavy rainfall led to landslide warnings and the flooding of rivers, with Japan issuing level 4 warnings for some rivers, signalling a risk of overflowing.

Common ground

This level is high enough for municipalities to issue evacuation orders.

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Claim 1: “Near the village of Kresna in the south-western mountainous region of the country, a worker was struck by lightning after weather conditions deteriorated through the morning on Thursday.”

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Claim 2: “Sustained wind speeds of 80mph (130kph) were recorded on Monday – making it a category 1 typhoon”

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The provided Wikipedia results for 2008, Maokong Gondola, and Typhoon Chaba (2010) do not contain information regarding the wind speeds of Typhoon Jangmi in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maokong Gondola (traditional Chinese: 貓空纜車; simplified Chinese: 猫空缆车; pinyin: Māokōng Lǎnchē) is a gondola lift transportation system in Taipei, Taiwan. It is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maokong_Gondola

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Typhoon Chaba, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Katring, was a powerful tropical cyclone that became the first typhoon to impact Japan since Typhoon Melor in October 2009. Chaba was the fourteenth …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Chaba_(2010)

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Claim 3: “In Bulgaria, thunderstorms have spread across the west of the country, including the capital, Sofia, and surrounding regions.”

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Claim 4: “Authorities warned of gusts of up to 45mph, and heavy rainfall that may exceed 30-40mm an hour in some locations.”

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Claim 5: “1.52 million people were advised to evacuate by authorities.”

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The figure of 1.52 million people advised to evacuate is mentioned in one source. Other sources mention different numbers (220,000 and 370,000), which does not corroborate the 1.52 million figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... In addition to this, 1.52 million people were advised to evacuate by authorities. The typhoon damaged the exterior wall of Himeji Castle, a ...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/05/typhoon-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Authorities have issued evacuation orders for more than 220,000 people. ... Typhoon Hagibis: millions advised to evacuate across Japan. 875 ...
https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness/posts/tropical-st…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Around 370,000 people across a swath of the country from Shikoku island in western Japan to Tokyo have been urged to evacuate, the government ...
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/06/03/flood-warnin…

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Claim 6: “By Wednesday, 23 people had been injured, 17 of whom were in Okinawa.”

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Two independent news sources confirm that 23 people were injured by Wednesday, with 17 of those injuries occurring in Okinawa.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 3:10 Relay (Korean: 310 중계석; Hanja: 310 中繼석; RR: 310 junggyeseok; MR: 310 chunggyesŏk) was a South Korean newscast airing on JTBC in 2020. With the concept of a sports program, it puts a funny spin on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3:10_Relay

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippines experiences an average of 12 to 24 tornadoes annually, although most of them are relatively weak and short-lived. The country has one of the highest frequencies of reported tornadoes i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philippine_tornadoes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Domeng, was a large and moderately strong tropical cyclone that enhanced the southwest monsoon in the Philippines, which indirectly af…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Jangmi_(2026)

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Claim 7: “Typhoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over the course of this week.”

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Multiple sources, including a news report from June 5, 2026, and a Wikipedia entry for Tropical Storm Jangmi (2026), confirm the storm moved northwards across Japan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The name Jangmi (Korean: 장미, [t͡ɕa̠ŋmi]) has been used for five tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific Ocean. The variant Changmi was used in 2002 before the spelling was corrected by the ESCA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_storms_named_Jangmi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Typhoon Jangmi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ofel, was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Northwest Pacific Ocean during the 2000s, tied with Nida in 2009, and the most intense tropical c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Jangmi_(2008)

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Claim 8: “The typhoon damaged 57 homes and led to 60,000 homes losing electricity.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average season that produced twenty-seven tropical storms (including two that crossed over from the Eastern/Central Pacific), eighteen typhoons, an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippines is archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,641 islands. The country is known to be "the most exposed country in the world to tr…
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Claim 9: “The typhoon damaged the exterior wall of Himeji Castle, a Unesco world heritage site in western Japan.”

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The damage to Himeji Castle's exterior wall is mentioned in one news report. Other provided evidence for this claim are general definitions of typhoons and unrelated storm reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Typhoon Noru (2017) over the Pacific Ocean A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at leas…
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web search NEUTRAL — Products on this website are intended for use by U.S. government agencies. This website is the only official public source for JTWC tropical cyclone products. Please consult your national meteorologic…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Super Typhoon Bavi slammed Guam and the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands at Category 5 intensity just after the Fourth of July holiday weekend with destructive winds and both rainfall and st…
https://weather.com/2026/07/10/storms/hurricane/super-typhoo…

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Claim 10: “Japan issuing level 4 warnings for some rivers, signalling a risk of overflowing.”

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Two independent web sources confirm the issuance of level 4 warnings for rivers in Japan (specifically mentioning Tokushima Prefecture and others) due to the storm.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... From Okinawa to mainland Japan, prolonged and heavy rainfall led to landslide warnings and the flooding of rivers, with Japan issuing level 4 ...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/05/typhoon-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Rising rivers and flash flooding quickly followed. The Kumozu River and Kumozu Furukawa River in Tsu City became the first rivers in the Tokai ...
https://newsonjapan.com/article/149481.php

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued Level 4 flood danger warnings — the second highest level — for rivers in Tokushima Prefecture ( ...
https://www.facebook.com/WestPacWX/posts/jangmi-far-from-ove…

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Claim 11: “Daily rainfall totals of 30-35mm were expected on Thursday, with some local totals possibly of 45-50mm.”

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Claim 12: “The typhoon has now weakened into a tropical depression and has moved eastwards, away from the islands.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the storm's transition to a tropical depression and its eastward movement.

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Claim 13: “Three-hourly rainfall totals on Wednesday reached 105mm in Chiyoda, Tokyo, which was a record high for the month.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino (秋篠宮皇嗣文仁親王, Akishino-no-miya Kōshi Fumihito Shinnō; born 30 November 1965, Japanese: [ɸɯ̟mʲiꜜçi̥to̞]) is the heir presumptive to the Japanese throne. He is the younger …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumihito,_Crown_Prince_of_Japa…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tsuneo Watanabe (渡邉恒雄, Watanabe Tsuneo; May 30, 1926 – December 19, 2024) was a Japanese journalist, businessman, and newspaper editor and executive, who served as a Managing Editor of Yomiuri Shimbu…
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Claim 14: “In Romania, warnings have also been issued for thunderstorms, heavy showers, hail and high wind speeds.”

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Claim 15: “The maximum recorded wind speed at Himeji was 56mph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the wind speed at Himeji.

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