Strong super typhoon hits Japan | Many injured and killed in the floods and landslides Video

Nine million Japanese people have been ordered to evacuate, more than 350,000 homes are without power, and forecasts say heavy rain will continue to fall for the next 24 hours.

One of the biggest storms in decades hit Japan on Sunday, causing flooding and triggering many landslides. As a result of the typhoon Nanmadol, which first hit the southern island of Kyushu, at least two people died and about ninety were injured, the BBC reports.

Nine million people were called to evacuate, and more than 350,000 homes were left without power. The forecast says that it will rain heavily in the next 24 hours.

State broadcaster NHK reported that one man died when his car was submerged in the flood and another after he was buried by a landslide. Another person is missing.

The wind blows up to 234 kilometers per hour

The super typhoon brought gusts of up to 234 kilometers per hour, destroying houses and causing traffic problems. It is equivalent to a category four or five hurricane. It is raining heavily in the capital Tokyo, and one of the subway lines has been suspended due to flooding. Numerous train, plane and ferry lines have been cancelled, and shops and businesses have closed. The footage shows buildings with roofs blown off by the wind and overturned billboards. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida postponed a visit to New York, where he was due to address the UN General Assembly, to monitor the storm’s impact.

Forecasters say the storm will turn east and pass over Japan’s main island of Honshu before moving out to sea on Wednesday.

Scientists have predicted an active hurricane season this year, influenced by the natural phenomenon known as La Niña. Warmer sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic and the Caribbean as a result of climate change may also affect the frequency and intensity of hurricanes, writes the BBC.