AFP – A powerful typhoon barrelled toward Japan on Sunday, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to order his government on alert as millions struggled to the polls for a national election. Typhoon Lan, described as "very large and very strong" by Japan's meteorological agency, was packing gusts up to 216 kilometres per hour Sunday afternoon in the Pacific south of Japan. The weather agency separately warned of high waves, landslides and floods in central and western Japan. Please join us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/bangkokpostlearningA powerful typhoon barrelled toward Japan on Sunday, moving northeast and likely to hit Tokyo or surrounding regions Monday morning. / AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGIClick "play" to listen to Powerful Typhoon heads towards Japan and "Download" to keep this file for educational purpose.

Source: Bangkok Post October 22, 2017 13:52 UTC