Japanese storm shelter faces outrage after turning away two homeless

The Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe says typhoon shelters  should  be open  to  everyone  after two homeless people were turned away during the country’s worst storm in decades.

Typhoon hagibis brought heavy rain and winds of 225km/h to Japan at the weekend, killing 66 people.

But when two homeless men tried to use a shelter in Tokyo, they were turned away as they did not have addresses.

The case has caused huge debate in Japan – with not everyone sympathetic.

Prime minister Shinzo Abe was asked about the case in parliament and said evacuation centres should let anyone in who has come to evacuate.