Japan advises hundreds of thousands to evacuate as powerful typhoon approaches
TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of households in Japan were advised to evacuate due to fears of flooding as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years. A number of municipal governments issued evacuation advisories to areas particularly at risk, including some in the most populous greater Tokyo region, according to public broadcaster NHK. Typhoon Hagibis, which means "speed" in the Philippine language Tagalog, is due to make landfall on Japan's main ...
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