Typhoon Goni hits Japan; Miners buried in mudslide among 15 dead in Philippines

Typhoon Goni lashed the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa with heavy rains and winds, after leaving at least 15 people dead and others missing in the Philippines.

Overnight, record wind-gusts of 159mph flipped over cars on the remote Japanese island of Ishigaki, near Taiwan, Japanese media reported. A few people were cut by broken windows.