A super typhoon described as a “once in decades storm” was heading north for Japan on Monday, set to rake the southern Okinawa island chain with heavy rain and powerful winds before making landfall on Kyushu, Japan’s westernmost main island.
Typhoon Neoguri was already gusting at more than 150 mph and may pick up still more power as it moves north, growing into an “extremely intense” storm by Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
But it was not expected to be as strong as Typhoon Haiyan, which killed thousands in the Philippines last year.
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