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Photos: Typhoon Lan lashes Japan on election day, leaves three dead

A rapidly weakening Typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and floods that prompted evacuation orders in several areas and killed 3 people, but then headed out to sea largely sparing the capital, Tokyo. Heavy rains from the typhoon's approach over the weekend also affected voter turnout for the general elections.

Updated on: Oct 23, 2017 11:58 AM IST

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A woman’s umbrella is turned inside out as strong winds sweep through Tokyo with Typhoon Lan barreling towards Japan on October 22, 2017. Heavy rains in the days ahead of Lan making landfall triggered landslides and delayed voting as millions struggled to the polls for the national election over the weekend. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)

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A woman’s umbrella is turned inside out as strong winds sweep through Tokyo with Typhoon Lan barreling towards Japan on October 22, 2017. Heavy rains in the days ahead of Lan making landfall triggered landslides and delayed voting as millions struggled to the polls for the national election over the weekend. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)

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High waves caused by Typhoon Lan break on the shores of Senjojiki, Japan on October 22, 2017. The rapidly weakening typhoon made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands, but then headed out to sea after largely sparing Tokyo. (Kyodo / via REUTERS)

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High waves caused by Typhoon Lan break on the shores of Senjojiki, Japan on October 22, 2017. The rapidly weakening typhoon made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands, but then headed out to sea after largely sparing Tokyo. (Kyodo / via REUTERS)

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A man walks past posters of Japanese candidates ahead of the general election in Koshigaya, on October 20, 2017. The storm dumped torrential rain over much of Japan during the weekend, packing gusts up to 198 kms per hour, the Met agency said. On Saturday, voters on remote southern islands in the path of the storm cast ballots early, heeding a call from Abe but turnout excluding early voting was at record low levels, the government said. (Behrouz Mehri / AFP)

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A man walks past posters of Japanese candidates ahead of the general election in Koshigaya, on October 20, 2017. The storm dumped torrential rain over much of Japan during the weekend, packing gusts up to 198 kms per hour, the Met agency said. On Saturday, voters on remote southern islands in the path of the storm cast ballots early, heeding a call from Abe but turnout excluding early voting was at record low levels, the government said. (Behrouz Mehri / AFP)

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A collapsed road is seen as a result of Typhoon Lan in Kishiwada, Japan on October 23, 2017. Rivers burst their banks in several parts of Japan and fishing boats were tossed up on land. Three people were reported killed, hundreds of flights cancelled, and train services disrupted in the typhoon’s wake, which maintained intense strength until virtually the time it made landfall west of Tokyo in the early hours of Monday. (Kyodo / via REUTERS)

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A collapsed road is seen as a result of Typhoon Lan in Kishiwada, Japan on October 23, 2017. Rivers burst their banks in several parts of Japan and fishing boats were tossed up on land. Three people were reported killed, hundreds of flights cancelled, and train services disrupted in the typhoon’s wake, which maintained intense strength until virtually the time it made landfall west of Tokyo in the early hours of Monday. (Kyodo / via REUTERS)

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A clock tower building is seen through a foggy rainfall as Typhoon Lan approaches Japan’s mainland, in Tokyo, Japan on October 21, 2017. Lan had weakened to a category 2 storm when it made landfall sideswiping Tokyo, after powering north for days as an intense category 4 storm, according to the Tropical Storm Risk monitoring site. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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A clock tower building is seen through a foggy rainfall as Typhoon Lan approaches Japan’s mainland, in Tokyo, Japan on October 21, 2017. Lan had weakened to a category 2 storm when it made landfall sideswiping Tokyo, after powering north for days as an intense category 4 storm, according to the Tropical Storm Risk monitoring site. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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A woman braves rain and winds as Typhoon Lan approaches Tokyo on October 22, 2017. Train operators in Tokyo decided to cancel some express services on Sunday while some bullet trains were stalled in central Japan overnight as the typhoon caused a blackout, NHK said. Nearly 300 flights scheduled for Monday have already been cancelled, the public broadcaster added, after strong winds forced airlines to ground more than 500 flights a day earlier. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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A woman braves rain and winds as Typhoon Lan approaches Tokyo on October 22, 2017. Train operators in Tokyo decided to cancel some express services on Sunday while some bullet trains were stalled in central Japan overnight as the typhoon caused a blackout, NHK said. Nearly 300 flights scheduled for Monday have already been cancelled, the public broadcaster added, after strong winds forced airlines to ground more than 500 flights a day earlier. (Issei Kato / REUTERS)

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A water-covered road lashed by heavy rains is seen in Nagoya, Japan on October 22, 2017. Apart from those killed, two others were left comatose by injuries and one man was missing, NHK public television said. Nearly 90 others suffered minor injuries. (Kyodo / via REUTERS)

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A water-covered road lashed by heavy rains is seen in Nagoya, Japan on October 22, 2017. Apart from those killed, two others were left comatose by injuries and one man was missing, NHK public television said. Nearly 90 others suffered minor injuries. (Kyodo / via REUTERS)

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Houses are seen flooded in Kinokawa, western Japan on October 23, 2017 after rain brought by Typhoon Lan. Some 80,000 people in Koriyama, a city 200 km north of Tokyo were ordered to evacuate as a river neared the top of its banks, NHK said, with several hundred houses in western Japan flooded. (Yuki Sato / Kyodo News via AP)

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Houses are seen flooded in Kinokawa, western Japan on October 23, 2017 after rain brought by Typhoon Lan. Some 80,000 people in Koriyama, a city 200 km north of Tokyo were ordered to evacuate as a river neared the top of its banks, NHK said, with several hundred houses in western Japan flooded. (Yuki Sato / Kyodo News via AP)

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