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Millions told to evacuate as typhoon pummels Japan

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Millions of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and torrential rain on Thursday, knocking out power, snarling air traffic and forcing major factories to close.
At least three people have been reportedly killed so far and scores injured in what authorities have warned could be one of the strongest ever storms to hit the region.
Toyota suspended operations in all of its domestic plants due to the storm, while other automakers Nissan and Honda, and semiconductor firms Renesas, Tokyo Electron and Rohm, also temporarily halted production at some factories.
Meanwhile, More than 5.2 million people have been issued evacuation notices across the country, mainly in Kyushu.As the storm was expected to approach the central and eastern regions after hovering over Kyushu.

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