Typhoon Halong is battering Japan with intense rain and winds, prompting emergency warnings and fears of flooding and landslides as meteorologists say its remnants could soon fuel an unusually strong rain and snow system across California.
The typhoon reached Japan’s Izu Islands on Thursday morning, prompting special warnings for windstorms, high waves and heavy rainfall across the island chain, including Hachijō and Aogashima, where residents have been urged to evacuate.
