Japan is facing one of its strongest typhoons in decades typhoon Shan Shan made landfall after over 4 million people were evacuated from the southwestern region the typhoon caused destruction across the area with Winds of over 120 mph houses were destroyed and so were people's livelihoods flooding is also a major cause of damage as Rivers across Southern Japan have broken their Banks due to Historic levels of rainfall in the region currently the death toll stands at 3 with one person missing but many fear this could rise in the coming days