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Japan is being battered by the most powerful typhoon to hit the country
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in a quarter of the century.
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Winds of over hundred miles an hour have prompted evacuation orders
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for thousands of people, hundreds of flights have been canceled
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after a ship smashed into the causeway linking Kansai airport with the mainland.
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Jenny Kumar has the latest.
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This extraordinary weather is causing some extraordinary sights.
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This lorry and car now avoiding being blown into the sea.
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Typhoon Jebi, one of the most powerful in 25 years is causing widespread disruption.
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Winds have reached up to a hundred and seven miles per hour.
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Transport is badly hit. This is the runway at Kansai international airport.
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It's built on the man-made island about 3 miles off the coast of Osaka in western Japan.
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Hundreds of flights have been canceled.
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This causeway leading to the airport is also closed,
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the wind smashing a tanker into its side.
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The storm have led to the power cuts with 3 hundreds and 50 thousands buildings
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reported to be without electricity.
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Debris from buildings and trees made it dangerous out in the streets.
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Japan has suffered a summer of weather phenomena,
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a record breaking heat wave, landslides, and floods killing hundreds of people.
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But so far typhoon Jebi, which means swallow in Korean,
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doesn't seem as deadly.
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Many have stayed put and braved it out but around a million people
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had been advised to evacuate.
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Some have opted for the calm of the shelter
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keeping safe from the ferocious storm.