September 30, 2018 8:17 PM

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Typhoon pummels Japan; flights cancelled, trains shut down

<span style="color: #222222;">A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan today, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Farms and homes in Miyazaki on the southern main island of Kyushu were flooded as Typhoon Trami swept across southwestern Japan. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported that evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of people over a widespread area, including more than 250,000 people in the city of Tokushima on the island of Shikoku. It said, at least 51 people were injured in southern Japan.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Trami is expected to hit Tokyo late today and slam northern Japan tomorrow.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The typhoon is projected to hit regions ravaged earlier this month by Typhoon Jebi, which caused landslides and floods and temporarily shuttered Kansai International Airport.</span>

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