Typhoon leaves 27 dead, 51 missing, causing worst damage since 2004

[AsahinaKimi]

A scene where mudslides from a hill carried away houses in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, is pictured in this photo taken from a Mainichi helicopter on the afternoon of Sept. 4. (Mainichi)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon that hit western Japan on Sunday has killed 27 people and left 51 missing, according to a Kyodo News tally, the heaviest typhoon toll in about seven years.



A scene where mudslides from a hill carried away houses in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, is pictured in this photo taken from a Mainichi helicopter on the afternoon of Sept. 4. (Mainichi)

Police, firefighters and the Self-Defense Forces resumed searching for the missing Monday in Nara and Wakayama prefectures and found the body of Danzo Mori, an 82-year-old man who went missing in the village of Totsukawa in Nara.

The number of victims from Typhoon Talas could grow over a wide area including the Kii Peninsula, south of Osaka, as flooded rivers, damaged roads and mudslides have hampered relief work, rescuers said.


Firefighters search for the missing after mudslides hit houses in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on the afternoon of Sept. 4. (Mainichi)

The extent of the latest damage represents the worst since Typhoon Tokage left a total of 98 people dead or missing in October 2004.

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[seabeyond]

1. japan? they are just really having a tough time.

so sorry