Search for crew of sunken cargo ship suspended as second typhoon nears Japan

Forty crew members are still missing but rescue efforts are being hampered by approach of Typhoon Haishen

Authorities have suspended their search for 40 missing crew members from a cargo ship that capsized off south-west Japan as Typhoon Haishen bears down on the region.

The typhoon, the second in a week, is barrelling towards the southern cluster of Japanese Okinawa islands, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce wind gusts. It is expected to cross the region late on Sunday or early Monday.