WorldTOKYO (Reuters) - A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people, but then headed out to sea after largely sparing the capital, Tokyo. Another casualty was left comatose by injuries and a man was missing, NHK public television said. A collapsed road is seen following torrential rain caused by typhoon Lan in Kishiwada, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on October 23, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERSRivers burst their banks in several parts of Japan and fishing boats were tossed up on land. The house is fine, but the area is flooded, and they can’t get out,” one man told NHK.

Source: Sunday Times October 23, 2017 07:30 UTC