Nearly 900 flights in Japan were canceled and 240,000 people were ordered to move to safety as a slow-moving typhoon crossed Japan’s main island of Honshu, cutting off power to tens of thousands of homes.   Typhoon Lan, approaching from the Pacific Ocean, made landfall at the southern tip of Wakayama prefecture, some 250 miles southwest of Tokyo, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds across a wide swathe of central and western Japan as it moved north.   Authorities issued flood and landslide warnings as rivers rose to the top of their banks, with parts of some bridges washed away. Tornadoes formed in several areas but did not cause major damage.   🔗 Read more at our link in bio.   #Reuters #videonews #TyphoonLan #typhoon #weather #river #Japan #floods2023 #flooding