Videos show Typhoon Lan making destructive landfall in Japan

At least three people in Japan have been killed, after Typhoon Lan slammed into the island on Monday.

Tens of thousands of people have also been forced to evacuate, after the intense Category 4 storm made landfall in the Shizuoka prefecture, which lies to the south-west of Tokyo. 

The country experienced winds of up to 198km/h (123mph), according to the weather agency.

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Footage captured by some social media users across Japan show the impact of the typhoon:

浜松駅付近の様子です#台風21号 http://pic.twitter.com/Skj7MddZax

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