caroli caroline malone reports. >> reporter: the tie phone made landfall with sustained winds of almostilometers an hour, and waves surging up to almost 100 meters high. a few cities buckled under the force of the storm. a half of million people were advised to leave the most vulnerable areas. >> translator: we had information that we should evacuate early on. >> i'm alone and scared. the winds are especially strong, and so i'm scared. >> reporter: many of the people didn't or couldn't get out. some were on holiday and had to change travel plans as airports closed. >> translator: i can't go back, because the flights are all canceled i have extended my stay for two nights to wait out the typhoon. >> reporter: emergency services were well prepared. typhoons often pass over these islands. this is, however, one of the stronger storms they have seen this year. it is likely to head north affecting ore parts of japan. >>> let's get the weather with steph now. so where is that headed? the >> it's headed north ward, but fortunately it is weakening. let me show you where it has been, though. you