Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

OSAKA, Japan - Employees at JR Osaka Station explain to passengers the cancellation of services by West Japan Railway Co. in Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas due to the approaching of Typhoon Vongfong on Oct. 13, 2014. The typhoon made landfall on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

KOCHI, Japan - A woman struggles with an umbrella broken by strong winds in the city of Kochi on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku on Oct. 13, 2014. Typhoon Vongfong made landfall on Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

KOCHI, Japan - High waves pound the coast in the city of Kochi on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku on Oct. 13, 2014. Typhoon Vongfong made landfall on Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Typhoon Vongfong approaches Okinawa

Typhoon Vongfong approaches Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Pedestrians battle strong winds while walking on a street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2014, as Vongfong, a powerful typhoon, approaches Japan's southernmost prefecture.

Typhoon Vongfong approaches Okinawa

Typhoon Vongfong approaches Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Employees reinforce a hotel entrance with wooden boards in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2014, as Vongfong, a powerful typhoon, approaches Japan's southernmost prefecture.

Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

KOCHI, Japan - A woman struggles with an umbrella broken by strong winds in the city of Kochi on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku on Oct. 13, 2014. Typhoon Vongfong made landfall on Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Kyodo)

Typhoon Vongfong approaches Okinawa

Typhoon Vongfong approaches Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Employees reinforce a hotel entrance with wooden boards in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2014, as Vongfong, a powerful typhoon, approaches Japan's southernmost prefecture. (Kyodo)