Getting to safety: Rescue workers evacuating people from a flooded area in Date, Fukushima. — AFP
Tokyo: More than 20 people were killed by powerful Typhoon Hagibis, local media reported, a day after the ferocious storm slammed into Japan, unleashing unprecedented rain and catastrophic flooding.
More than 100,000 rescuers, including 31,000 troops, were working into the night yesterday to reach people trapped after torrential rain caused landslides and filled rivers until they burst their banks.
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