Pedestrians walk with their umbrellas in the rain in Ginza district of Tokyo on Aug13, 2023, as Typhoon Lan heads for Japan's main island Honshu. - AFP
TOKYO (AFP): An approaching typhoon battered communities along Japan's Pacific coast Monday (Aug 14) with heavy rain and crashing waves, prompting authorities to warn about landslides and flooding.
On track to hit the main island of Honshu early Tuesday, Lan was expected to dump up to 40cm (16 inches) of rain in the 24 hours to 6am local time on Tuesday in some areas, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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