Seven million people have been told to evacuate in Japan as a typhoon forecast to be the nation's most powerful in six decades made landfall on Honshu island. Around 7.3 million people were placed under non-compulsory evacuation orders and more than 30 were injured after Typhoon Hagibis hit the south coast on Saturday. Even before making landfall, Hagibis caused enormous disruption, forcing the cancellation of two Rugby World Cup matches, delaying the Japanese Grand Prix and grounding all flights in the Tokyo region. It crashed into Japan's main Honshu island at 7pm before barrelling into Izu, a peninsula southwest of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. 'Be ready for rainfall of the kind that you have never experienced,' said meteorological agency official Yasushi Kajihara, adding that areas usually safe from disasters may prove vulnerable. 'Take all measures necessary to save your life,' he said. 🌪💦😱

The threat of widespread outages loomed in Southern California after the winds moved to the Los Angeles area, where a wildfire fueled by strong Santa Ana winds prompted officials to order the evacuation of 100,000 people from their homes in the foothills of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. In the Saddleridge Fire, one man went into cardiac arrest and died at the scene. Two other casualties have been reported as a result of the blaze. The winds had increased the possibility of transmission lines toppling to the ground or being hit by tree branches and starting wildfires. The Saddleridge Fire has burned over 7,500 acres and destroyed 31 structures. As of Saturday evening, the blaze has been 13 per cent contained, ABC 7 reports. 🔥😱