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Reuters

Typhoon Halong killed one person in Japan on Sunday and injured 33, media said, as authorities ordered 1.6 million people out of the path of the storm that battered the west of the country with heavy rain and wind.
Authorities issued the highest typhoon alert and landslide warnings as the storm dumped a metre of rain in an hour, and caused widespread disruption to travel at the beginning of the summer holiday season.
Watch: Typhoon Halong slams into Japan's western main island

One man was washed away in an overflowing river in Gifu prefecture and died later in hospital, while a surfer was missing off the coast of Wakayama prefecture, the NHK national broadcaster said, adding that 33 people had been injured.
More than 200 flights were cancelled and some bullet trains suspended services, leaving people setting off for "o-bon" summer holidays stranded at airports and stations.
The typhoon is expected to head north, passing over Japan’s main island of Honshu. About 40 cm (16 inches) of rain and heavy wind are forecast for eastern Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area.
The strong typhoon made landfall near Aki, Kochi prefecture, on Shikoku island at around 6am, an official at the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The agency said the levels of torrential rain monitored in Mie were already ”unprecedented,” which could trigger massive landslides or cause major floods.
Television footage showed high waves triggered by the typhoon splashing over breakwaters and muddy torrents roaring down a swollen river.
At least 143 more flights will be cancelled on Sunday due to the typhoon, which came as Japan had just begun its annual “Obon” summer holiday, NHK said.
Typhoon Halong, packing winds of up to 180 kilometres per hour, was moving northeast at 20 kilometres per hour, the agency said.
Halong comes a month after Typhoon Neoguri killed several people and left a trail of destruction in southern Japan.
Last weekend, a man drowned in a raging river while more than half a million people were advised to evacuate as heavy rain from Typhoon Nakri lashed the country.


Japan orders 1.6m to flee Typhoon Halong; one dead, travel chaos

Typhoon Halong is lashing Japan as it enters a holiday week, injuring six people and causing authorities to order the evacuation of half a million people near swollen rivers. Photo: AP

Hundreds of flights are cancelled due to Typhoon Halong, stranding Obon summer holiday goers. Photo: EPA

Typhoon Halong was churning toward Japan's southern main island of Kyushu with heavy rains threatening to trigger landslides. Photo: AFP/EUMETSAT 2014

Women struggle with strong winds and rain caused by Typhoon Halong in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters

Hundreds of flights are cancelled due to Typhoon Halong, stranding Obon summer holiday goers. Photo: AFP

An aerial view of farmlands flooded by the Naka river is seen (top) after Typhoon Halong hit in Anan, Tokushima prefecture on August 10, 2014. Photo: Reuters/Kyoto

Six injured, 500 flights cancelled as Typhoon Halong lashes southern Japan

A big sea wave hit against a concrete wall to a road in Kushimoto, as a typhoon lashed Japan's southwest. Photo: AP

A flight information board displays cancelled flights due to Typhoon Halong at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Saturday. Photo: AFP

A landslide is caused by Typhoon Halong in Kochi prefecture, in Japan's south on Friday. Photo: AFP

A satellite image from August 8 shows Typhoon Halong churning  towards the southwest of Japan. Photo: AFP

Vehicles drive down a flooded road in the city of Tsu, Mie prefecture. A special warning was in place over Mie, prompting two towns to order about 500,000 residents to evacuate. Photo: AFP

Travellers crowd the check-in area at Tokyo's Haneda Airport departure lounge as flights are delayed or cancelled due to Typhoon Halong. Photo: AFP

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