TIL the name "Hagibis" is from the Philippines (Tagalog?) and means "rapidity" or "swiftness". I hope everyone in the projected path is taking safety precautions. Western news coverage indicates a monster storm.
 

I saw the damage on TV Japan today, and it's pretty bad and covers nearly the whole country.  There is a lot of flooding involved and people dead and missing/unidentified.  The pictures were sad with washed out bridges and roads.

The satellite images of the storm were stunning. It's such a pity that such awe inspiring nature causes huge amounts of destruction and loss of life.

The news reports are heartbreaking.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191013_84/

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photo links
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191012181532-01-typhoon-hagibis-1012-exlarge-169.jpg
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191012181825-03-typhoon-hagibis-1012-exlarge-169.jpg
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191012182615-05-typhoon-hagibis-1012-restricted-exlarge-169.jpg

 

They really are.  I've been watching most of the afternoon, and the number of dead and unaccounted  for just keep going up.  The flooding is awful.