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Historic Typhoon Devastates Japan; Millions Told To Evacuate Amid Flooding, Widespread Outages

Historic Typhoon Devastates Japan; Millions Told To Evacuate Amid Flooding, Widespread Outages

The largest typhoon in recorded history of Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture caused widespread flooding, power outages and destruction on Saturday, as local authorities warned over 7 million people to evacuate, according to Bloomberg (with other sources quoting figures ranging from 1-4 million). 

Damaged houses in Ichihara, Chiba, on Oct. 12. Source: Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images

Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall on Japan’s Izu Peninsula with heavy downpours and winds, leaving one person dead and 50 others injured http://xhne.ws/FHjB7 

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The sky turned brilliant purple right before Hagibis hit.

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