Super Typhoon Neoguri pounded Okinawa Islands of Japan on Tuesday. While passing over the southern Islands, Neoguri had a wind speed of 175 kmph and gusts up to 250 kmph, forcing residents to take refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and strong surges.
About 480,000 residents of Okinawa were urged by the Japanese government to stay at home or take refuge at community centres. Airports were also closed and residents living in the low lying areas along the shorelines were evacuated. More than 50,000 households were reported to be without power.
According to Japanese officials, the Typhoon could be one of the strongest to hit Japan in decades.
Typhoon Neoguri is in the process of recurving and heading northeastward threatening mainland Japan with inclement weather conditions.
Meanwhile, there is another Typhoon Fausto building up in the eastern pacific. It is equivalent to a category one hurricane. It is expected to intensify further but move away from the coastlines.
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