Typhoon raging Japan

A tropical storm struck Japan today, killing two people and causing damage throughout central China.

Wind and heavy rain flooded the streets, turned on the tree and swept the roofs. More than 300 flights to and from Japan were canceled, and the express train in Tokyo also stopped. Many passengers stood crowded at the stations during rush hour because the trains also suspended passengers.

Big waves hit the shore in Japan, Tatsugo city, during Hurricane Melor. Photo: AP.

Typhoon caused a 69-year-old man in Saitama county to be killed by falling branches. A postman in Wakayama Prefecture died of stabbing a car into a tree. The storm also caused about 40 people to be injured because of rock and glass breaking.

A series of factories have stopped production in central Japan, but the owners say they will offset the shortage of production later. Tens of thousands of houses are located west of Mie County and Gifu power center. 3,500 households in Tokyo and Kanagawa are in the same situation.

At present, the sky in Tokyo has turned green because the storm has melted and moved to the Pacific Ocean.

Asia has been constantly hit by floods. In September, the storm Ketsana swept across a range of Southeast Asian countries, causing hundreds of deaths, most of them in the Philippines, Vietnam. In Taiwan, more than 600 people died after Typhoon Morakot hit the island in August.