Typhoon Wipha Kills At Least 17 in Japan
A typhoon killed 17 people in Japan on Wednesday, most on the offshore island of Izu Oshima, but largely spared the capital and caused no new disaster as it brushed by the damaged Fukushima nuclear power station.
More than 50 people were missing after the once in a decade Typhoon Wipha roared up Japan's east coast. About 20,000 people were told to leave their homes because of the danger of flooding and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
Izu Oshima island is located south of Tokyo. Several houses were destroyed or swept away. The storm caused rivers to burst their banks and set off mudslides along a 1.2-mile stretch of mountains. Television footage showed roads clogged with wreckage and houses with gaping holes smashed into them.
"I heard a crackling sound and then the trees on the hillside all fell over,'' an Izu Oshima resident told NHK television.
The storm also disrupted the morning commute as it brushed past Tokyo, halting trains, canceling flights, and shutting down schools and offices.
Kyoichi Ito, a commuter stranded by the storm, said the storm was worse than any he remembered.
"I haven't seen it this bad. I was in a store and when I came out, I was really surprised," said Ito.
fuente. La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/typhoon-wipha-kills-at-least-7-in-japan/1770536.html
More than 50 people were missing after the once in a decade Typhoon Wipha roared up Japan's east coast. About 20,000 people were told to leave their homes because of the danger of flooding and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
Izu Oshima island is located south of Tokyo. Several houses were destroyed or swept away. The storm caused rivers to burst their banks and set off mudslides along a 1.2-mile stretch of mountains. Television footage showed roads clogged with wreckage and houses with gaping holes smashed into them.
"I heard a crackling sound and then the trees on the hillside all fell over,'' an Izu Oshima resident told NHK television.
The storm also disrupted the morning commute as it brushed past Tokyo, halting trains, canceling flights, and shutting down schools and offices.
Kyoichi Ito, a commuter stranded by the storm, said the storm was worse than any he remembered.
"I haven't seen it this bad. I was in a store and when I came out, I was really surprised," said Ito.
fuente. La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/typhoon-wipha-kills-at-least-7-in-japan/1770536.html
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