Several dead and one million urged to evacuate as Japan hit by strongest typhoon in 25 years
A powerful typhoon barreled across western Japan on Tuesday, reportedly killing at least six people and causing considerable damage, as well as widespread travel chaos. Typhoon Jebi was briefly the strongest storm to hit Japan since 1993 with wind gusts of up to 216 km/h (135 mph). The storm made landfall on the southwestern island…