Eyewitness captures strong wind gusts in Japan | VOANews

Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region, as some residents in the path of Typhoon Shanshan were ordered to evacuate and major firms like Toyota closed factories.
Airlines and rail operators canceled some services for the coming days as the typhoon, categorized as "very strong," barreled towards the main southwestern island of Kyushu with gusts of up 252 km per hour (157 mph).
The meteorological agency issued an emergency warning saying the typhoon could bring flooding, landslides and wind strong enough to knock down some houses.
"Maximum caution is required given that forecasts are for strong winds, high waves and high tides that have not been seen thus far," Satoshi Sugimoto, the agency's chief forecaster, told a news conference.
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