Typhoon Halong hits Japan
Stranded passengers crowd the departures lobby at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, 09 August 2014. The powerful typhoon Halong approached southern Japan on 09 August 2014 with more than 100,000 residents advised to evacuate their homes in the region according to news reports. Typhoon Halong already brought heavy rains and strong winds to the southern island of Kyushu and the south-western island of Shikoku as the Japan Meteorological Agency warned of mudslides, high waves and swollen rivers in the region. (CHRISTOPHER JUE / EPA)
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Typhoon Halong hit Japan this weekend, injuring dozens and causing at least one death.
Stranded cars are seen in floodwater caused by Typhoon Halong in Kochi, western Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo August 10, 2014. Typhoon Halong killed one person in Japan on Sunday and injured 33, media said, as authorities ordered 1.6 million people out of the path of the storm that battered the west of the country with heavy rain and wind. (KYODO / REUTERS)
Typhoon Halong slammed into western Japan making landfall on the Honshu main island, as the weather agency keeps its highest alert for the southwest of the country. (JIJI PRESS / AFP/Getty Images)
Vehicles move on a flooded road caused by Typhoon Halong passing in Tokushima on August 10, 2014. Typhoon Halong slammed into western Japan making landfall on the Honshu main island, as the weather agency keeps its highest alert for the southwest of the country. (JIJI PRESS / AFP/Getty Images)
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This picture shows a landslide next to a group of houses after heavy rains caused by Typhoon Halong fell in Kochi on August 9, 2014. Japan’s weather agency on August 9 issued its highest alert as Typhoon Halong barreled toward southwestern Japan, warning of heavy rains and strong winds from the storm. (JIJI PRESS / AFP/Getty Images)
Strong winds and high waves from Typhoon Halong hit the port of Tonosho on Shodoshima island, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, 10 August 2014. Winds gusting up to 200 kph blow across the central region of Japan as the tropical storm drops as much as 700 mm of rain during a 24 hour period. About 400 flights were canceled due to the strong tropical storm. (EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN / EPA)
Strong winds and high waves from typhoon Halong hit the port of Tonosho on Shodoshima island, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, 10 August 2014. Winds gusting up to 200 kph blow across the central region of Japan as the tropical storm drops as much as 700 mm of rain during a 24 hour period. About 400 flights were canceled due to the strong tropical storm. (EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN / EPA)
Strong winds and high waves from typhoon Halong hit the port of Tonosho on Shodoshima island, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, 10 August 2014. Winds gusting up to 200 kph blow across the central region of Japan as the tropical storm drops as much as 700 mm of rain during a 24 hour period. About 400 flights were canceled due to the strong tropical storm. (EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN / EPA)
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Heavy rains from Typhoon Halong cause minor flooding in the resort town of Tonosho on Shodoshima island, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, 10 August 2014. Winds gusting up to 200 kph blow across the central region of Japan as the tropical storm drops as much as 700 mm of rain during a 24 hour period. About 400 flights were canceled due to the strong tropical storm. (EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN / EPA)
