Japan has been battered by one of its strongest typhoons in decades, with torrential rain and gusts of up to 252 km/h (157mph) hitting the south of the country. Typhoon Shanshan, categorized as a “very strong typhoon,” made landfall in Kagoshima province, bringing widespread destruction and chaos.
Three people have been killed in a landslide, and dozens more have been injured. Over five million people have been told to evacuate, with at least 237,000 homes left without power. More than 700 flights have been cancelled, and the storm is expected to stall across the south of Japan, producing massive amounts of rain.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of up to 1m (39in) of rain in some areas over the next five days, posing a significant risk of flooding and landslides. The storm has been described as “out of this world” by one person, while another survivor simply said, “I just wanted to survive.”
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