Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Japan has issued its highest level alert to more than five million people after the country was hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades.
At least four people have been killed and more than 90 injured after Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in the country's south-west. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left without power.
The level five order issued in parts of the southern island of Kyushu told residents to take immediate life-saving action by moving to a safer location or seeking shelter higher in their homes. In other areas, people have been advised to leave.
After making landfall, the typhoon weakened to a severe tropical storm and is pummelling its way north-east, bringing torrential rain and severe disruption to transport services.
It has left a trail of destruction in its wake, with many buildings damaged and windows shattered by flying debris, trees uprooted and cars overturned.
Source: Fijian Broadcasting Cooperation
