Typhoon Francisco hits Japanese island Kyushu
Posted On: Aug. 8, 2019 6:04 AM CSTTyphoon Francisco hit southwestern Kyushu in Japan on Aug. 6, killing 57 people and sending another 18,300 to hospital, The Straits Times reports. Meanwhile, typhoon Lekima is expected to hit south-western Okinawa on Aug. 9, and storm Krosa is predicted to make landfall in Tokyo in the weekend of Aug. 10.