NAGANO – Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in recent history.
At least 40 people were killed in the typhoon that left vast sections of towns in central and eastern Japan under water, with another 16 missing and 189 injured, public broadcaster NHK said.
Over 110,000 police officers, soldiers and coastguard personnel, and around 100 helicopters were mobilized for Monday’s rescue operations, Chief Cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said.
Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on Japan’s main island of Honshu on Saturday and headed out to sea early on Sunday.
Over 92,000 households were still without power early on Monday, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said. That was down from 262,000 households as of midday on Sunday.(Reuters)
