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One of Japan’s strongest typhoons in decades, Typhoon Shanshan, has unleashed torrential rain across southern regions, with one person reported missing. Authorities have issued warnings about life-threatening flooding and landslides.
Typhoon Shanshan struck Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu with gusts reaching up to 252 kilometers (157 miles) per hour, making it the most powerful storm of the year and one of the strongest at landfall since 1960.
On Tuesday, three people were killed by a landslide as the storm continued to bring heavy rain to Kyushu, with its path now moving slowly towards the main island of Honshu.
