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Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan - NHK

By Tomo Uetake

 

A house destroyed due to a landslide caused by a heavy rain is seen in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2019, in this photo released by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - 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, on Friday. In some places, a month's worth of rain fell in just half a day.

 

Evacuation orders and advisories were issued along much of the northern corridor already hit by two typhoons since last month. The city of Ushiku in Chiba received 283.5 mm (11 inches) of rain over 12 hours.

 

Although the storm had moved away from Japan by Saturday, hundreds of residents were still in evacuation centres and some rail and bus services remained suspended.

 

Some roads were closed and about 4,700 households were still without water in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba, the public broadcaster said.

 

Smartphone screen maker Japan Display Inc <6740.T> said it had suspended production at its Mobara factory in Chiba on Saturday, due to a partial blackout.

 

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a disaster task force meeting on Saturday.

 

Authorities warned of the chance of further landslides and floods, especially in areas where levees remained broken after Typhoon Hagibis.

 

That typhoon killed at least 88 people, with seven others still missing and more than 300 injured, according to NHK.

 

(Reporting by Tomo Uetake; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Stephen Coates)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-10-26

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In a land where disasters are common, the disaster prevention training is very high these are worryingly high numbers. It must have been really bad considering the warnings given out days before the arrival of the storm.