Typhoon Cimaron slices through west Japan

Updated August 24 2018 - 11:41am, first published 11:39am
An apartment building roof peeled off in Nishinomiya city as typhoon Cimaron hit Japan.
An apartment building roof peeled off in Nishinomiya city as typhoon Cimaron hit Japan.

A powerful typhoon has sliced across western Japan, dumping heavy rain before heading out to sea and turning towards the northern island of Hokkaido after reports that three students were swept out to sea.

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