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At least 9 injured as powerful typhoon hits southwestern, western Japan

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Over nine people were reportedly injured and one missing as powerful Typhoon Talim, the 18th of this season, battered southwestern and western Japan on Sunday. The typhoon made landfall on Sunday at Hyogo prefecture in western Japan, around 10:00 p.m. local time, after sweeping across the southwestern main island of Kyushu, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The typhoon, withRead more

Japan floods death toll rises to 15

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15, media reported Saturday, as rescuers continued work to bring out isolated survivors. Raging rivers overflowing with water and mud have devastated swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — after heavy rainfall, sweeping away roads and houses and destroying schools. ThousandsRead more

Death toll rises to 18 as rescue operations continue in rain-pummeled southwestern Japan

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

The death toll in rain-pummeled Fukuoka and Oita prefectures in southwestern Japan has risen to 18 on Saturday as rescue operations continued, while some 30 people were still unaccounted for, according to local authorities. Meanwhile, five bodies had been found in coastal area in Saga prefecture, tens of kilometers from the rain-hit areas, and local police were investigating whether theRead more

Rescuers scramble to find missing after Japan floods

Asakura - Muslimchronicle

Rescuers in Japan were Friday scrambling to find more than 20 people missing after huge floods swept across the country's south this week, killing at least seven and leaving a trail of destruction. Raging rivers overflowing with water and mud have devastated swathes of Kyushu -- the southernmost of Japan's four main islands -- after heavy rainfall, sweeping away roadsRead more

Huge floods sweep southern Japan, two dead, 18 missing

Asakura - Muslimchronicle

At least two people have been killed and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, with authorities warning hundreds of thousands of people to flee. Unprecedented torrential rain has caused rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away roads and houses, and destroying schools. Thousands of soldiers and other rescuer workers were scrambling Thursday toRead more

Japan typhoon grounds flights, injures 3

Tokyo - AFP

A typhoon slammed into Japan on Tuesday, grounding dozens of flights, injuring at least three people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation warnings on fears of landslides and floods. Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in Nagasaki on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, packing winds of up to 144 kilometres (89 miles) per hour, Japan's meteorological agency said. At least 47Read more

Typhoon Malakas slams into Japan

Tokyo - Arab Today

A powerful typhoon slammed into Japan on Tuesday, injuring at least eight people and dumping torrential rains that caused serious flooding and left some communities waterlogged. Transportation across southernmost Kyushu -- hit by deadly quakes earlier this year -- and parts of western Japan came to a standstill as Typhoon Malakas ripped across the country, packing winds of up toRead more

Typhoon Namtheun Makes Landfall in Southern Japan

Tokyo - QNA

Typhoon Namtheun made landfall in the southern Japanese island of Kyushu early Monday, but the Japanese authorities has downgraded it to a tropical storm. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the storm was moving north over the Sea of Japan after making landfall in Nagasaki Prefecture early Monday morning, Japan's broadcaster (NHK World) reported. The agency said that the storm hasRead more

Rescuers hunt survivors in devastated village after Japan quakes

Minami-Aso - Arab Today

Rescuers intensified the hunt for nine people still missing in a devastated village in southern Japan on Monday, with time running out after two powerful earthquakes left buildings in rubble and houses buried in mud. At least 42 people are known to have died after the earthquakes struck the island of Kyushu, officials said, and the missing are feared buriedRead more

Rescue workers fight against time to find survivors in Japan's quake hit regions

Tokyo - Arab Today

Rescue workers continue to fight against time Monday in a desperate attempt to locate those still unaccounted for in the wake of two powerful quakes and a number of fore and aftershocks rocking Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu and having claimed at least 42 lives. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has already upped the number of Self-Defense Force personnel involved inRead more