Simultaneous Category 5s: Super Typhoon Kong-rey (L) and Hurricane Walaka (R) spinning across opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean at 10 p.m. EDT, on Oct. 1, 2018. NOAA/RAMMB
Tropical cyclone Kong-rey, upgraded to a super typhoon and then back down to a typhoon, is heading for the Japanese islands, which are still reeling from the impact of Typhoon Trami on Sept. 30.
Super Typhoon Kong-rey was rated as a super typhoon by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center around 11 p.m. on Oct. 1.
