Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan – NHK
Tokyo, JapanReuters The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in Japan climbed to 10 on Saturday, with three others missing, public broadcaster NHK reported, just two weeks after the region was hit by a powerful typhoon. Landslides ripped through waterlogged areas in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures, in eastern and northeastern Japan, […]
Tokyo Olympics to go green, help other cities strike gold
Penang, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Innovations such as roads that reflect heat and water-absorbing pavements that will help the Olympic Games in Tokyo be a carbon neutral event, could also be adopted by other cities looking to mitigate climate risks, urban experts said. Tools set for the 2020 Games include uniforms made from recycled plastic and […]
Rescuers slog through mud as Japan typhoon death toll rises to 66
Koriyama, JapanReuters The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing, and as thousands of homes remained without power or water. Fifteen people remain missing nearly three days after Typhoon Hagibis smashed […]
Japan typhoon death toll rises to 58 as hopes for missing fade
Tokyo, JapanReuters The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 58 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing and as thousands of homes remained without power or water. The storm hit a wide swathe of central and eastern Japan, […]
Japan rescuers wade in muddy waters to find typhoon survivors
Nagano, JapanReuters Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in recent history, with rain forecast to resume later in the day. At least 31 people were killed in the typhoon that left vast sections of towns in central and eastern […]
Fierce typhoon hits northern Japan after paralysing Tokyo
TokyoReuters The most powerful typhoon to hit Tokyo in decades plowed into northern Japan early on Sunday after fierce rain and wind paralysed the capital, led to four deaths, millions under evacuation warnings, rivers flooded and normally busy streets deserted. Authorities lifted rain and flood warnings for the Kanto region around a becalmed Tokyo before […]
Japan’s capital braces for what could be heaviest rain in 60 years
Reuters A powerful storm approached Japan on Friday, threatening to batter its capital with the heaviest rain in 60 years, disrupting a Formula One Grand Prix and rugby’s World Cup and raising fears of transport chaos. Typhoon Hagibis, which means “speed” in the Philippine language Tagalog, is due to make landfall on the main island […]