Japan shikoku typhoon 09 04 2011

People arrange sandbags in an effort to protect a residential area from floodwater caused by Typhoon Talas at Higashiyama on September 3, 2011 in Himeji, Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued heavy rain and wind warnings. 30,000 people have been advised to evacuate areas across of Western Japan as the typhoon sweeps in from the Pacific.