"We must do our utmost. Each ministry is working together to set up a support team to restore electricity, water, provide food, and to improve the living conditions of the shelters, for example by putting up cardboard beds,” he told his Cabinet. NAGANO, Japan – Rescue crews dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday, looking for those missing from a typhoon that left dozens dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan.Typhoon Hagibis unleashed torrents of rain and strong winds Saturday, leaving thousands of homes on Japan’s main island flooded, damaged or without power.A riverside section of Nagano, northwest of Tokyo, was covered with mud, its apple orchards flooded and homes without electricity.Japan’s Kyodo News agency reported that 48 people died from the typhoon, 17 were missing and about 100 were injured.The government’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency, which is generally more conservative in assessing its numbers, said 24 people were dead and nine were missing.Experts said it would take time to accurately assess the extent of damage, and the casualty count has been growing daily.Hagibis dropped record amounts of rain in some spots, causing more than 20 rivers to overflow.

Death toll from Typhoon Hagibis climbs to 42. Typhoon Hagibis – the 19th of the season and potentially the strongest in 51 years – passed Tokyo and East […]  In the early hours of Sunday, October 13, Typhoon Hagibis moved from the Tokyo metropolitan area up north-east region,  Tokyo and its surrounding areas — Kanagawa, Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka — were bettered by heav 14 Oct, 2019 9:55pm. "The Rugby World Cup match between Namibia and Canada, scheduled for Sunday in Kamaishi, northern Japan, was cancelled as a precautionary measure, but organizers announced Japan will play Scotland as scheduled Sunday evening. "The storm also sank a Panama-registered cargo ship that had anchored near Tokyo. "The major typhoon has caused immense damage far and wide in eastern Japan," government spokesperson Yoshihide Suga told reporters.

to express their deep sympathy to those affected by the disaster: “Watching the news, our hearts ached, seeing an unprecedented spread of the disaster and the number of broken lives.” The Emperor and Empress added their wish that the “life of those affected return to normal as soon as possible.”Throughout Japan’s long holiday weekend reports kept filing in of victims being found. That was down from nearly 57,000 earlier in the day.East Japan Railway said Hokuriku bullet trains were running Monday but were reduced in frequency and limited to the Nagano city and Tokyo routes.Mimori Domoto, who works at Nagano craft beermaker Yoho Brewing, said all 40 employees at her company were confirmed safe, though deliveries were halted.“My heart aches when I think of the damage that happened in Nagano. In these times, a disaster can hit anytime. Typhoon Hagibis made landfall south of Tokyo on Saturday evening (local time) and moved northward, with at least 15 people missing and about 177 injured in its wake, with fears the death toll … Parts of nearby Miyagi prefecture were also under water.The Tama River, which runs by Tokyo, overflowed its banks, flooding homes and other buildings in the area.Authorities warned of a risk of mudslides. By Yuri Kageyama. "The situation changed all of a sudden around 5:00pm, when I looked outside [and] the water was running like a river in front of my house. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours … "As the typhoon bore down on Saturday with heavy rains and strong winds, the usually crowded train stations and streets of Tokyo were deserted with people advised to stay indoors, but life was quickly returning to normal under crisp, clear skies on Sunday.Earlier, authorities had repeatedly warned Hagibis was on par with a typhoon that hit the Tokyo region in 1958.But the safety infrastructure that Japan's modernisation has delivered was apparent.