In Pictures: Typhoon Lan
A powerful typhoon left at least five dead, two missing and dozens injured in Japan on Monday as it moved northward off the Pacific coast. Authorities advised thousands to evacuate to shelters before it hit Tokyo and the surrounding regions.
The typhoon left the Japanese archipelago by about 9:00 am (0000 GMT) after making landfall in Shizuoka southwest of Tokyo six hours before, the weather agency said.
A powerful typhoon left at least five dead, two missing and dozens injured in Japan on Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast.
Authorities advised thousands to evacuate to shelters before the Typhoon hit Tokyo and the surrounding regions.
The storm, which had already dumped torrential rain over much of the country during the weekend, packed gusts up to 162 km per hour, the meteorological agency said.
Authorities urged thousands living in coastal areas or near rivers to evacuate to shelters before Typhoon Lan, described as "very large and very strong," hit Tokyo and surrounding regions early Monday morning.
Some ferry services in western Japan were also cancelled as the weather agency warned of high waves, landslides and floods across the Japanese archipelago.
A listing cargo ship which ran onto a breakwater earlier, amid strong wind caused by Typhoon Lan, is seen at a port in Toyama prefecture, Japan.
Voters in the capital braved torrential rain and driving wind on election day, but turnout across the country was expected to be only a fraction higher than the all-time low, boosted largely by people voting early to avoid the typhoon.
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