Typhoon Muifa brings torrential rain, gale-force winds to Okinawa islands

TOKYO, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Muifa has brought heavy downpours and gale-force winds to islands in the southwest of Japan's Okinawa, Japan's weather agency said Monday.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), as of 11 a.m. local time, Typhoon Muifa was over waters 30 kilometers south of Ishigaki Island with an atmospheric pressure of 955 hectopascals at its center and maximum wind speeds of up