In pictures: Japan's Typhoon Roke

21 September 2011 Last updated at 14:44

In pictures: Japan's Typhoon Roke

Japan has been hit by a strong typhoon that has inflicted deaths and injuries and flooded large areas.

Typhoon Roke brought winds of up to 162km/h (100mph) as it made landfall near the city of Hamamatsu and whipped up huge waves in the port town of Kiho in Mie prefecture.

More than a million people were told to evacuate their homes as the typhoon approached, inundating areas including the central prefecture of Aichi.

Businesses and schools in the capital, Tokyo, were forced to close early.

Strong winds brought down trees in Tokyo's Shibuya district.

Public transport has been disrupted, several motorways closed and hundreds of flights cancelled.

The typhoon comes only months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed some 20,000 people across Japan.

Troops from Japan's Self Defence Force shored up the banks of the Shonai river in Nagoya, to protect low-lying areas.

Further west, in Wakayama prefecture, cars had to drive through deep floodwaters to safety.

This is the second time in less than a month that Japan has been lashed by a strong typhoon.

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In pictures: Japan's Typhoon Roke

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