Typhoon Halong claims 10 lives in Japan: local media

428 回視聴 2014/08/11
And finally, heading back to Asia.
Typhoon Halong has ripped through Japan,... leaving as many as 10 people dead and dozens injuries in its wake.
Paul, what's the current status on the typhoon?

According to the national weather agency, Typhoon Halong has released its grip on the western mainland and is now moving away, across the Sea of Japan.
However, heavy rain and violent winds are continuing to batter the north of the country.
The storm had made landfall on the largest and most populous island of Honshu,... triggering landslides, floods, and even tornadoes.
Authorities had ordered some 1-point-six million people to evacuate from the path of the typhoon as more than 4-hundred-70 buildings were destroyed in a prefecture north of Tokyo.
The National Police Agency has yet to release an official death toll, but local media say as many as 10 had died,... including an Iranian man,... and at least 86 left wounded.
Halong is the 11th typhoon to hit the Western Pacific region, this season. Chery.

All right Paul,... thanks for the update. We'll see you back... in just about two hours.