Tens of thousands of people have already sought shelter from the powerful storm.
Officials in Japan have ordered 9 million people to evacuate as the powerful super typhoon Nanmadol pummels the island nation with winds gusting up to 145 mph and bears down on Tokyo, home to nearly 14 million inhabitants.
As the country braces for extensive flooding and landslides, an estimated 350,000 homes have already lost power and tens of thousands of people are being housed in emergency shelters, according to the BBC. Nanmadol is the 14th typhoon of the season and it's one of the most powerful storms to strike Japan in decades, drenching the western part of the country with record rainfall, according to Reuters.
Other areas are expected to be soaked with as much as 16 inches of rain during a 24-hour period, according to the BBC.The World Meteorological Organization tweeted on Sept. 18 that Nanmadol was"one of the strongest typhoons ever seen," warning of torrential rainfall, coastal floods and winds powerful enough to knock down houses.
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