Japan Orders 1.6 Million People To Evacuate
More than 1.6 million people in six prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.
As of 8:30 a.m. Monday, evacuation orders were issued to Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, Oita Prefecture, and Kagoshima Prefecture.
Advisories to evacuate promptly were issued to nearly 6 million people in 11 prefectures.