Typhoon in Japan's southwest kills 2, injures over 70

A large and powerful typhoon moved across Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu on Monday with record-breaking wind and rainfall, leaving at least two people dead, one missing and over 70 injured. Typhoon Nanmadol, which also disrupted public transportation by grounding more than 800 flights and leaving bullet train services canceled or reduced in many parts of the country, is expected to travel northeast along the Sea of Japan coast of the main island of Honshu through Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological Agency continued to warn of violent winds, high tides and mudslides across western to northern Japan. PM Fumio Kishida postponed a trip to New York where he will deliver an address at the UN General Assembly this week. After monitoring damage caused by the typhoon, he is expected to leave Japan as early as Tuesday morning. After issuing a special typhoon warning for unprecedented winds and waves in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in southwestern Japan on Sunday, the weather agency has downgraded its warning level. The government ordered nearly 6 million people in western prefectures to evacuate at one point. Over 85,000 travelers were affected as Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways canceled more than 450 and 370 flights, respectively. Some flights have already been canceled for Tuesday.<br/>