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Rescuers hunt for missing as landslides, floods kill 10 in Japan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 02:52 PM

TOKYO, Japan - Rescuers worked by hand to clear debris from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central Japan on Saturday, as the toll from the storms rose to 10 dead with a further three people reportedly missing.   Read more »

PH ready to deploy disaster-response teams to aid Japan typhoon victims: Go

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 12:05 PM

The Philippines is ready to deploy Army troops, Davao’s disaster response teams and other emergency responders to aid typhoon victims in Japan, Senator Bong Go said Tuesday, citing directives from Malacañang. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 16, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 01:08 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Japan typhoon death toll climbs to 74, rescuers search for missing people

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 01:16 PM

Rescue workers in Japan searched for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said, many drowned by flooding after scores of rivers burst their banks. Read more »

Flooding after Hagibis

Planet Labs Inc., Handout via Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 12:49 PM

A satellite image shows the Naka River in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis in Japan in this photo taken on October 13, 2019. Read more »

Typhoon-hit areas in Japan struggle in aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 16 05:06 AM

Areas devastated by Typhoon Hagibis are struggling to recover after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades caused record-breaking rainfall, massive flooding, mudslides, and electricity and water outages in various parts of the country. Read more »

Japan rescuers still scrambling as typhoon toll tops 70

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 08:05 PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was no plan to slow rescue operations, with around 110,000 police, coast guard, firefighters and military troops involved. Read more »

Japan rescuers still scrambling as typhoon toll nears 70

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 15 05:41 PM

Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday night, unleashing fierce winds and unprecedented rain that triggered landslides and caused dozens of rivers to burst their banks. Read more »

Typhoon Hagibis hits Japan: What you need to know

Motoko Rich and Ben Dooley, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 14 08:52 AM

Rain began falling Saturday and continued through Sunday morning, testing dams, pulling down hillsides, destroying roads and bridges, and driving rivers over their banks. Read more »

Up to 35 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

Harumi Ozawa and Miwa Suzuki, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 06:34 AM

Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours Monday to reach people trapped by landslides and floods in Japan caused by a powerful typhoon that has killed up to 35, officials and local media said.   Read more »

Palace offers prayers for Japan after onslaught of Hagibis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 08:03 PM

Malacañang said the Philippine embassy in Tokyo is closely monitoring the situation, and is coordinating with Filipinos in areas affected by the typhoon in Japan. Read more »

LIST: Canceled flights on Oct. 13 due to Typhoon Hagibis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 12:02 PM

Several flights to and from Japan were canceled Sunday due to the onslaught of Typhoon Hagibis, the Manila International Airport Authority said.  Read more »

At least 10 killed, several missing after fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo

Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 13 04:21 PM

Japan's military scrambled Sunday to rescue people trapped by flooding in the aftermath of powerful Typhoon Hagibis, which killed at least four people, caused landslides and burst rivers.   Read more »

2 dead as Typhoon Hagibis batters Japan with 'unprecedented' rain

Shingo Ito and Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 13 07:50 AM

Around 7.3 million people were given non-compulsory evacuation orders, more than 80 were injured and several others were reported missing as flooding hit many towns and cities. Read more »

Super typhoon Hagibis makes landfall on Japan's main island

Kyodo News
Updated as of Oct 13 12:50 AM

The country remains at its highest alert level after an unprecedented emergency warning was issued for Tokyo and six prefectures. Read more »

Japan advises hundreds of thousands to evacuate as powerful typhoon approaches

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 12 03:46 PM

Hundreds of thousands of households in Japan were advised to evacuate due to fears of flooding as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late Saturday, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years. Read more »

Japan on highest alert as Typhoon Hagibis set to hit Tokyo area

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 12 05:20 AM

TOKYO—Japan is on its highest level of alert as a major typhoon expected to make landfall on Saturday evening edged closer to Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan, with train operators and airlines planning to suspend many services in the metropolitan area. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 11, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 01:07 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Hagibis nears

Toru Hanai, AP
Posted at Oct 11 08:17 PM

A man walks with a dog as surging waves hit the breakwater at a port in the town of Kiho, in Japan Friday.  Read more »

Japan braces for powerful typhoon Hagibis

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 12:55 PM

Overnight, Typhoon Hagibis was downgraded slightly from its "super typhoon" status, but was still forecast to be packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometers per hour (134 miles per hour) when it makes landfall late Saturday. Read more »