Japan: Typhoon Neoguri thrashes Kagoshima prefecture

Video ID: 20140710-011

W/S Trees moving in strong winds
C/U Grass next to highway moving in strong winds
W/S Evacuees in "Tatebaba Fukushikan" in Kagoshima
M/S Evacuees in "Tatebaba Fukushikan" in Kagoshima
W/S Evacuees in "Tatebaba Fukushikan" in Kagoshima
W/S Confluence of Kotsuki river to Kinko bay
W/S Clouds in Kinko Bay
W/S Trees in Kinko bay
W/S Man cutting fallen tree branch
M/S Man cutting fallen tree branch
W/S Sakurajima Ferry building
W/S Sakurajima Ferry building

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Heavy winds and rain battered the streets of Kagoshima, on the southwestern tip of the of Kyushu island as Typhoon Neoguri hit southern Japan, Thursday.

Evacuees seeking shelter from the storm gathered in "Tatebaba Fukushikan" in Kagoshima. Around 90,000 people had been evacuated from Kyushu in anticipation of the storm, fearing potential landslides and flooding.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, parts of Kyushu will likely be hit with violent winds and waves up to 10 metres high.

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