Typhoon barrels towards flood-hit western Japan

Western Japan suffered devastating floods and landslides earlier this month.

Tokyo (AFP) - A powerful typhoon is on track to batter parts of western Japan that were hit earlier this month by devastating flooding and landslides, Japanese officials warned on Friday.

Typhoon Jongdari is currently packing winds of nearly 200 kilometres (125 miles) an hour, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, and local media reported the system would hit the country's main island on Saturday night.