Japan Braces as Super Typhoon Hagibis Makes Landfall Near Island

Tokyo: Japan is bracing for super typhoon Hagibis, considered one of the most powerful storms in the Pacific this season, as it is expected to make landfall in the country main island of Honshu later in the day.

The storm is already battering Chiba prefecture where violent gusts have torn roofs off homes and left some residents with injuries, reports public broadcaster NHK.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officials have classified typhoon Hagibis as “very strong”.

The storm is moving northwards over the Pacific towards Honshu.