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Typhoon Nanmadol was one of the strongest typhoons to have ever hit the country. 

Wind speeds reached more than 100mph. The typhoon caused flooding, triggered landslides and damaged buildings. Reports say that some areas experienced over half a metre of rainfall. 

Two people have died and more than 100 people were injured by the storm.

Typhoon Nanmadol has now weakened, headed out into the Pacific Ocean and people in Japan are beginning to clear up after the storm.

What is a typhoon?

A typhoon is an intensely violent rotating storm. 

To start with, these types of storms are called tropical depressions. However, when the wind speed gets above 39mph they are then classified as tropical storms. 

If the wind speed gets above 74mph, it gets called a typhoon. 

The fastest typhoon winds ever recorded were from Tropical Cyclone Olivia. Gusts of up to 253mph battered Barrow Island off the coast of Australia in 1996.

Typhoons are known by different names in different parts of the world. In some places, they are called cyclones and in others, they are called hurricanes.