Security workers stand by a closed road approaching Mount Ontake at Otaki village, Japan, as a typhoon looming off the coast threatened to further delay the stalled recovery operation. (AFP Photo) TOKYO: Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday (Oct 6), packing gusts and huge waves that have already swept three US military officials out to sea, as it made a beeline for Tokyo.Winds of up to 180 kilometres per hour whipped ashore as the typhoon made landfall in central Japan early in the morning, the meteorological agency said. The storm was near Yokohama, just south of Tokyo at 11:00 am (10am, Singapore time), heading directly for the political, cultural and economic capital of the country.Four people are already dead or missing, including three US military officials, according to Japanese police and coast guards.Typhoon Phanfone has also grounded more than 600 flights, and forced Japanese authorities to suspend the search for the bodies of those still missing more than a week after a volcano erupted, claiming dozens of lives. A NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Phanfone in the western Pacific Ocean. (AFP/HANDOUT/NASA) The leading edge of the storm brought a nasty commute to Tokyo’s morning rush hour, with hundreds… Read full this story
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