Typhoon Khanun hits Japan, knocks out power for 200,000

High winds hit power lines in Japan's popular tourist destination, Okinawa, knocking out electricity to more than 200,000 households on Wednesday morning, as powerful and slow-moving Typhoon Khanun neared the country's southwestern islands.

So far, there has been one death reported and at least 25 people injured. A man was crushed under a collapsed garage and went into cardiac arrest, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. He was found dead, media reports said.

Nearly 700,000 people in the tropical prefecture, some 1,600 km southwest of Japan's capital of Tokyo, were advised to evacuate, with the storm moving northwest at a slow 15 kph, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, which is a speed that increases the damage potential since it will remain in one area longer.

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