Scores wounded as Typhoon Halong hits Japan
About 1.6 million people ordered to evacuate their homes ahead of Typhoon Halong
At least 70 people have been injured and a man has been reported as Typhoon Halong moved towards the country’s north.
The man went missing apparently while surfing when the storm was hit.
The storm was expected to move away from the Japanese archipelago on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, after it made landfall on the largest and most populous island of Honshu.
About 1.6 million people had been ordered to evacuate their homes ahead of the storm, local media reported.
More than 200 flights were cancelled and some bullet trains suspended services due to the typhoon.
The weather agency had earlier issued its highest warning - meaning a threat to life and the risk of massive damage - for Mie prefecture, about 300km west of Tokyo, warning that "unprecedented" torrential rain in the areas could trigger massive landslides or major floods.
Earlier this week, storms and torrential rain left one dead and 25 injured.
