台風25号が関東南部などに記録的な大雨

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is September twenty-third. Typhoon Number twenty-five brushed past Japan's Pacific coast during the holiday weekend, bringing record rain to the Tokyo area. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

Because of Typhoon Number twenty-five, record-breaking rain fell, centered on the Izu Islands and southern Kanto.

It means record-breaking.

From the twenty-first through the twenty-second, during the holidays, landslides and river flooding hit one area after another.

It means flooding — a river overflowing its banks.

So far, seven people have died in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, and five are missing.

It means missing — someone whose whereabouts are unknown.

In Kanagawa, landslides struck one after another, and a woman in her sixties was caught in one and died.

It means a landslide.

Power went out at about forty-five thousand homes, mainly in Kanagawa.

It means a power outage.

Japan Airlines cancelled one hundred thirty-five flights and All Nippon Airways one hundred forty, affecting many travelers.

It means a flight cancellation.

The bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka also temporarily suspended service.

It means to suspend, or to hold off on doing something.

In areas where the rain has loosened the ground, the danger of landslides continues.

It means the ground, or the earth beneath a place.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

It was centered on the Izu Islands and southern Kanto.

Seven people died, and five are still missing.

It weakened into an extratropical low over the sea east of Japan.

That's all for today. When heavy rain is in the forecast, please stay away from cliffs and rivers. See you next time.