Typhoon in Japan leaves 26 dead and dozens missing
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Typhoon in Japan leaves 26 dead and dozens missing
At least 26 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a powerful typhoon left a trail of devastation across western and central Japan.
Rescuers search destroyed houses for missing people after a landslide triggered by Typhoon Talas Photo: AP
By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo
7:28AM BST 05 Sep 2011
Thousands were stranded and more than 50 people still missing after Typhoon Talas triggered widespread flooding, the collapse of house and dangerous landslides.
Close to half a million people were evacuated from the region over the weekend, as the typhoon brought record rainfall levels and winds travelling at speeds of up to 68 mph.
The typhoon, which affected a region hundreds of miles from the earthquake-hit Tohoku area, is the 12th storm of the season and is believed to be the worst to hit Japan since 2004 when 98 people were killed or left missing.
The storm gave rise to eerily familiar scenes reminiscent of the March 11 tsunami, as raging floodwaters inundated entire villages and swept up homes, cars and railway bridges.
In Wakayama prefecture alone, Typhoon Talas – a word from the Philippines meaning "sharpness" - left ten people dead and 32 missing, with one landslide buried at least three homes.
Seiji Yamamoto, a local official, said: "There are so many roads out that it is hard to count them all. Hundreds of homes have been flooded." Nearby in Nara prefecture, seven people were reported missing after their homes were swept down a river, according to NHK reports, while a 73-year-old man died following the collapse of his house in a landslide.
Nijojo Castle, one of Kyoto's cultural treasures and long-running tourist attraction, was also damaged in the storm, with a large piece of plaster torn from the gate wall.
The government's management of the typhoon is one of the first tests for the prime minister Yoshihiko Noda, who was sworn in only one day before the storm made landfall.
In one of his first acts in office, Mr Noda vowed that the government would provide assistance as speedily and efficiently as possible as rescue efforts continue across the regions.
"We will do everything we can to rescue people and search for the missing," he said
Typhoon in Japan leaves 26 dead and dozens missing
At least 26 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a powerful typhoon left a trail of devastation across western and central Japan.
Rescuers search destroyed houses for missing people after a landslide triggered by Typhoon Talas Photo: AP
By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo
7:28AM BST 05 Sep 2011
Thousands were stranded and more than 50 people still missing after Typhoon Talas triggered widespread flooding, the collapse of house and dangerous landslides.
Close to half a million people were evacuated from the region over the weekend, as the typhoon brought record rainfall levels and winds travelling at speeds of up to 68 mph.
The typhoon, which affected a region hundreds of miles from the earthquake-hit Tohoku area, is the 12th storm of the season and is believed to be the worst to hit Japan since 2004 when 98 people were killed or left missing.
The storm gave rise to eerily familiar scenes reminiscent of the March 11 tsunami, as raging floodwaters inundated entire villages and swept up homes, cars and railway bridges.
In Wakayama prefecture alone, Typhoon Talas – a word from the Philippines meaning "sharpness" - left ten people dead and 32 missing, with one landslide buried at least three homes.
Seiji Yamamoto, a local official, said: "There are so many roads out that it is hard to count them all. Hundreds of homes have been flooded." Nearby in Nara prefecture, seven people were reported missing after their homes were swept down a river, according to NHK reports, while a 73-year-old man died following the collapse of his house in a landslide.
Nijojo Castle, one of Kyoto's cultural treasures and long-running tourist attraction, was also damaged in the storm, with a large piece of plaster torn from the gate wall.
The government's management of the typhoon is one of the first tests for the prime minister Yoshihiko Noda, who was sworn in only one day before the storm made landfall.
In one of his first acts in office, Mr Noda vowed that the government would provide assistance as speedily and efficiently as possible as rescue efforts continue across the regions.
"We will do everything we can to rescue people and search for the missing," he said
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