Typhoon Goni slams into Japanese mainland (Updates)

High waves batter a seashore at Aoshima beach in Miyazaki, Japan's southern island of Kyushu, as Typhoon Goni makes landfall on August 25, 2015. - Jiji Press/AFP

TOKYO, Aug 25, 2015 (AFP) - Typhoon Goni slammed into the Japanese mainland Tuesday, leaving at least one person missing, more than 70 others injured and disrupting rail and flight services, as authorities urged more than 600,000 people to leave homes.

The powerful storm, which killed at least 26 people in landslides and floods in the Philippines, hit the southwestern Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu island at about 6:00 am (2100 GMT Monday), Japan’s weather agency said.