Japan Typhoon

One woman fell to her death as she was being placed inside a rescue helicopter

The storm could be the strongest to hit Tokyo since 1958 and people should also prepare for high waves and storm surges

Typhoon Faxai could dump as much as 300 millimetres of rain in the next 24 hours

The western city of Shobara in Hiroshima prefecture issued an evacuation order to some 36,400 residents, including 991 who urgently needed to move to shelters

Tens of thousands across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were cancelled and rail services disrupted