Astronaut photograph super Typhoon that devastates Japanese coast to 250 km/h

"This super typhoon is huge. Careful, Japan ". That's how the German astronaut Alexander Gerst react to photographs he took himself of Neoguri, the Typhoon that is ravaging the Japanese Coast with winds of 250 km/h.

In this range the Japanese region, near the islands of Okinawa and Kyushu, airports remained closed, as well as citizens forced to leave lower and coastal areas.

The storm is so large that it could not even be captured in a single image. "The super Typhoon Neoguri no longer fits in our lens. I've never seen anything like this, "said Gerst, quoted by the press.

The Neoguri left 63 thousand homes without electricity in Kyushu, leaving 28 people injured. The next destination, on Thursday, already is Honshu.

The storm began with winds of 25 mph, but quickly came to 126 kph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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