TOKYO: Japan was on alert for typhoon winds and heavy rain Saturday as the death toll from a devastating hurricane that hit the country’s north earlier this week rose to 15.
Typhoon Namtheun was heading north towards the southern main island of Kyushu with gusts of up to 198 kilometres (123 miles) per hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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