48 Killed As Typhoon Tokage Lashes Japan
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Tokyo, Oct. 21 (NNN): At least 48 people were killed and 33 were reported missing as Typhoon Tokage, the deadliest storm in more than a decade unleashed flash floods that washed away entire hillsides before going east into the Pacific Ocean.
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OSAKA - The death toll from the powerful Typhoon Tokage, which hit Japan earlier this week, rose to 79 Saturday, with 13 people still missing.
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TOKYO/SEOUL  - Heavy rain from typhoon Megi has lashed South Korea and Japan, prompting the evacuation of some 3,000 people and leaving at least 12 dead. Some 165 Japanese children were trapped at a nature centre.
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Typhoon Chaba tore across southwestern  Japan Monday, killing at least five people and knocking out  electricity for thousands as it swirled its way north, dumping  heavy rain and whipping up huge seas.
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TOKYO Aug. 30, 2004 - A powerful typhoon plowed into southern Japan on Monday, sweeping at least four people to their deaths and injuring 30 others.
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A typhoon pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least one man and prompting a flood warning, while snarled transport and power cuts affected thousands.
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A powerful tropical storm battered Japan, killing five people and injuring 52 as it whipped up waves and winds that damaged homes, downed electrical lines and forced thousands to evacuate to shelters.
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Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than a  decade killed at least 55 people, officials said on Thursday as  rescuers searched frantically for 33 still missing in floods  and landslides.
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A strong typhoon lashed the Tokyo region Friday, bringing torrential downpours and violent winds that killed at least two, injured dozens more and stranded homeless people on a swollen river.
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Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than  two decades killed at least 62 people, media said on Thursday  as rescuers searched frantically for 27 still missing in floods  and landslides.
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Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than a  decade set off floods and landslides that killed at least 48  people and left 33 missing and rescuers raced against time on  Thursday to search for survivors.
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TOKYO: Typhoon Tokage has killed at least 15 people and snarled transport as it lashed Japan with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee their homes.
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A billow caused by Typhoon Tokage clashes against a seawall in a harbor in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Wednesday morning, Oct. 20, 2004.
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Five people were dead and four still  missing Sunday as Japan began a clean-up after the most  powerful typhoon to hit the Tokyo region in a decade.
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At least 12 people die and several others are reported missing as tropical storm Meari hits southwest Japan.
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Powerful Typhoon Chaba hit southwestern Japan on Monday, leaving five people dead, 54 injured, and four freighter crew members missing since Sunday, and paralyzing transportation systems in the region.
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At least 18 people were killed and 13 others were missing as a powerful storm blasted across Japan on Wednesday, causing deadly mudslides, flash floods and prompting thousands to flee their homes, officials said.