More than 1.6 million people have been affected by a typhoon that battered Japan over the weekend.<br /><br />The storm dumped one metre of rain in an hour and caused widespread travel disruption at the begining of Japan’s annual ‘Obon’ summer holiday.<br /><br />More than 200 flights were cancelled and some bullet train services were suspended,leaving many people stranded.<br /><br />Bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 180 kilometres an hour, the devastating storm claimed at least nine lives.<br /><br />On Monday morning, many damaged house rooftops were being repaired after the weekend and many trees remained down. <br /><br />As the typhoon approached the southwest coast it was downgraded to a tropical storm.<br /><br />More rain was expected on Monday in eastern and northern Japan. There were warnings of landslides and floods.
