Over 3 ​Million Advised to Evacuate as Powerful Typhoon Approaches Japanese Capital

One man was killed and more than 3 million people were advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon bore down on the Japanese capital on Oct. 12.

Heavy rains caused by Typhoon Hagibis flood a residential area in Ise, central Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Oct. 12, 2019. (Courtesy of Kyodo/via Reuters

One man was killed and more than 3 million people were advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon bore down on the Japanese capital on Oct. 12, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years.

Typhoon Hagibis, which means “speed” in the Philippine language Tagalog, is due to make landfall on Japan’s main island of Honshu late on Saturday, threatening to flood low-lying Tokyo as it coincides with high tide.