Japan - Strong typhoon is approaching

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Re: Japan - Strong typhoon is approaching

Severe tropical storm makes landfall in Japan

A severe tropical storm has made landfall in Japan's southwestern island of Shikoku on Saturday morning.....

Saturday, September 03, 2011 07:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_07.html

Severe storm raises alert in Japan

A severe tropical storm is heading north after making landfall on Japan's southwestern island of Shikoku on Saturday morning......

Saturday, September 03, 2011 12:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_13.html

Strong typhoon makes landfall on Shikoku Island

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon made landfall Saturday on Shikoku Island, leaving one person dead and at least five missing, while injuring 28 and forcing some 3,200 to evacuate in 16 prefectures in western to central Japan, the weather agency and local officials said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

Shingu city, Wakayama pref


Shingu city, Wakayama pref


Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima pref
typhoon effect



kumano river live cam http://www2.city.shingu.lg.jp/bousai/camera.cgi
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Severe tropical storm moving north

A severe tropical storm is moving over Okayama Prefecture in western Japan, after crossing the island of Shikoku and the Seto inland sea......

Saturday, September 03, 2011 22:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_19.html

Large, Strong Typhoon Hits Western Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--A large and strong typhoon hit western Japan Saturday, leaving a woman dead, five people missing and some 70,000 to evacuate......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090300190

(Update) Large Typhoon Hits Western Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--A large typhoon hit western Japan Saturday, leaving three people dead and 13 missing.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090400019

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2 died and 13 missing
The evacuation order or the evacuation counsel: 460,000 people
black-out: 140,000 households

Kumano river
kumano river live cam http://www2.city.shingu.lg.jp/bousai/camera.cgi
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Tanabe city, Wakayama pref


Kita ward, Okayama pref
Sasagase river


Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima pref
subsided


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Tropical storm leaves 3 dead in Japan

A severe tropical storm is moving over Okayama Prefecture in western Japan. It has left 3 people dead, 12 missing and 85 others injured......

Sunday, September 04, 2011 06:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_02.html

Tropical storm leaves 3 dead in Japan

A severe tropical storm is moving north over the Sea of Japan after passing over western Japan. It has left 3 people dead, 19 missing and 86 others injured.....

Sunday, September 04, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_07.html

Tropical storm leaves 9 dead and 32 missing

Severe tropical storm Talas, which hit western Japan, has left 9 people dead and more than 30 others missing.....

Sunday, September 04, 2011 12:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_10.html

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21 dead and 43 missing via Fuji tv news

Gov't ready to support typhoon-hit areas

The Japanese government is ready to provide support for the areas damaged by typhoon Talas......

Sunday, September 04, 2011 16:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_12.html

Strong typhoon moves north along Sea of Japan, 5 missing in landslide

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Five people went missing early Sunday after their houses in Wakayama Prefecture were swept away by a landslide caused by a powerful typhoon that made landfall Saturday on Shikoku Island in the region, local police said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm067000c.html

JR kisei line
Nachikatsuura town, Wakayama pref


Tanabe city, Wakayama pref



Totsukawa village, Nara pref

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Talas leaves 20 dead, 55 missing in Japan

Tropical storm Talas has wreaked havoc in western Japan, leaving at least 20 people dead and 55 missing.....

Monday, September 05, 2011 00:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_17.html

Talas leaves 24 dead, 54 missing in Japan

Tropical storm Talas has wreaked havoc in western Japan, leaving at least 24 people dead and 54 missing.......

Monday, September 05, 2011 06:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_06.html

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27 dead and 54 missing via yomiuri online

Typhoon Kills 20, Leaves 52 Missing

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from a large typhoon that hit western and central Japan Saturday rose to 20 on Sunday, with 52 missing......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090400224

Typhoon Kills 20, Leaves 52 Missing

Tokyo, Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from a large typhoon that hit western and central Japan Saturday rose to 20 on Sunday, with 52 missing.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090400224

Nachikatsuuwa town, Wakayama pref



Totsukawa village, Nara pref


Kiho town, Mie pref
<iframe width="300" height="198" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BCekZ_aO9Vg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> from kiho town, tv asahi news


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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tro...ana-2011-09-04

Sept. 4, 2011, 3:18 p.m. EDT
Storms pound U.S., Japan
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) ? Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday, flooding parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast, while Typhoon Talas wreaked havoc in western Japan and Hurricane Katia gained strength in the Atlantic Ocean.
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In Japan, at least 20 people were reported dead and more than 50 missing as Talas produced record rain and devastating mudslides, according to media reports. Hundreds of thousands were evacuated and flights and rail trips were canceled as the storm moved northward....

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Storm kills 25, leaves 53 missing in Japan

Tropical storm Talas has triggered mudslides and floods in western Japan, killing 25 people and leaving 53 others missing......

Monday, September 05, 2011 09:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_11.html

Talas kills 25, leaves 50 missing

Torrential rain brought by tropical storm Talas has triggered mudslides and floods across western Japan. Twenty-five people have been killed and 50 others remain missing.....

Monday, September 05, 2011 12:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_18.html

Talas brings record heavy rain in Kii Peninsula

Tropical storm Talas pummeled the Kii Peninsula in west central Japan. Rainfall has topped a record-breaking 1,800 millimeters in one village in the region.....

Monday, September 05, 2011 13:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_19.html

Heavy rain leaves 28 dead, 56 missing

Torrential rain brought by a tropical storm has triggered mudslides and floods across western Japan. At least 28 people have died and 56 remain missing......

Monday, September 05, 2011 16:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_25.html

Heavy rain leaves 30 dead, 56 missing

Torrential rain brought by a tropical storm has triggered mudslides and floods across western Japan. At least 30 people have died and 56 remain missing......

Monday, September 05, 2011 16:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_h25.html

Landslides confirmed at 54 locations in Japan

Torrential rain brought by tropical storm Talas has caused landslides in at least 54 locations across central and western Japan, and a risk of more is posing a threat to rescue and relief efforts......

Monday, September 05, 2011 17:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_27.html

Heavy rain leaves 31 dead, 55 missing

Torrential rain brought by a tropical storm has triggered mudslides and floods across western Japan. At least 31 people have died and 55 remain missing.....

Monday, September 05, 2011 21:35 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_h25.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

20 killed, over 50 missing as strong typhoon hits western Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At least 20 people were dead, more than 50 others were missing and around 3,600 were left stranded as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain causing massive floods and mudslides in western Japan on Sunday, a Kyodo News tally showed......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

Noda vows to do his utmost to assist typhoon-affected people

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed Monday to do his utmost to help people affected by a powerful typhoon that hit western Japan......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm051000c.html

Typhoon leaves 27 dead, 51 missing, causing worst damage since 2004

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon that hit western Japan on Sunday has killed 27 people and left 51 missing, according to a Kyodo News tally, the heaviest typhoon toll in about seven years......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm053000c.html

Typhoon pounds Nara with torrential rain

Powerful Typhoon No. 12 lashed southern Nara Prefecture with over 1,800 millimeters of rain between Aug. 30 and Sept. 4, and drenching several areas of western Japan....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na002000c.html

2 areas with typhoon victims failed to issue evacuation advisories

Neither the village of Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture, nor the city of Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture issued evacuation advisories for areas where people were killed or went missing on Sept. 3 from Typhoon No. 12......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

Typhoon leaves trail of devastation in Wakayama Prefecture

NACHIKATSUURA, Wakayama -- Landslides and flooding hit residential areas on the Kii Peninsula from the evening of Sept. 3 through the following morning as this year's 12th typhoon moved slowly toward the north......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

Stranded Mie Pref. resident rescued 2 days after landslide destroys house

TSU -- A 62-year-old man in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, was rescued by a Self-Defense Force (SDF) helicopter and taken to a nearby hospital on Sept. 5, two days after his house was destroyed by a landslide triggered by an approaching typhoon.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html
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Jiji press

Typhoon Death Toll Rises Further in Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from Typhoon No. 12, named Talas, that hit central and western Japan has risen further to 26 with 54 missing.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090500048

(Update) Typhoon Death Toll Rises Further in Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from Typhoon No. 12, named Talas, that wreaked havoc in central and western Japan on the weekend rose to 27 on Monday with 52 people missing......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090500280

(Update 2) Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 37 in Japan

Wakayama/Nara, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from a strong typhoon, which wreaked havoc in central and western Japan over the weekend, rose to 37 on Monday, while 55 people are still missing.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090500820

Nachikatsuura town, Wakayama pref




UNESCO' World Heritage
Kumano Nachi Taisha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumano_Nachi_Taisha


Tanabe city, Wakayama pref


Shingu city, Wakayama pref


Gojo city, Nara pref


Totsukawa village, Nara pref


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Storm toll reaches 33, with 56 still missing

The number of victims of tropical storm Talas is increasing. As of Tuesday morning, 33 people have died and 56 others are missing, mainly in western Japan.....

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 02:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_02.html

Tropical storm Talas kills 39, many wait rescue

Tropical storm Talas has left 39 people dead and 55 missing, mainly in western Japan. The Self-Defense Forces have been mobilized to rescue thousands of people stranded in the worst-hit areas......

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 12:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_17.html

Tropical storm kills 47, many wait rescue

Tropical storm Talas has left 47 people dead and 56 missing, mainly in western Japan......

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_30.html
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Yomiuri online

Stranded victims rescued / Elderly people brought to safety after Typhoon No. 12's fury

WAKAYAMA--A 73-year-old wom-an was rescued from her mud-inundated house in Wakayama Prefecture by Self-Defense Forces personnel Monday morning after Typhoon No. 12 swept over the southern Kii Peninsula.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110905004974.htm

29 dead, 51 missing in typhoon / Police, GSDF personnel called in to help with search and rescue efforts

WAKAYAMA--Typhoon No. 12 had left 29 people dead and 51 missing in the nation's west as of 1 p.m. Monday, according to a tally by The Yomiuri Shimbun.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110905004851.htm

Disasters could isolate thousands

Six months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, another natural disaster has struck the country. Dozens of people are dead or missing as the slow-moving but powerful Typhoon No. 12 has brought more than 1,800 milliliters of rainfall and caused massive landslides.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110905004840.htm
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Asahi com

Totsukawa village, Nara pref
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24 killed, 55 missing as typhoon hits western Japan

WAKAYAMA--Search efforts were under way in western Japan on Sept. 5 for 55 people missing after torrential rains triggered by a powerful yet slow-moving typhoon left 24 people dead......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109050311.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Supplies to be delivered to areas isolated after typhoon

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Relief supplies were set to be delivered Tuesday to people isolated by severed roads in Nara and Wakayama prefectures after a powerful typhoon hit the western Japan areas two days earlier, leaving 37 dead and 54 missing......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm020000c.html

Typhoon leaves 37 dead, 54 missing, causes worst damage since 2004

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon that hit western Japan on Sunday has left 37 people dead and 54 missing in a total of nine prefectures, according to a Kyodo News tally, the heaviest typhoon toll in about seven years.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html

'Landslide dam' formed in Nara village after typhoon could bring secondary disasters

TOTSUKAWA, Nara -- A huge natural "landslide dam" was created in this small village when a powerful typhoon recently ravaged through southwestern Japan and triggered a massive landslide that blocked the flow of a river, Nara Prefectural Police officials told the Mainichi on Sept. 5......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na005000c.html

Students of beloved teacher missing in typhoon flooding believe she will return

TENKAWA, Nara -- Students at a junior high school here are saying they have no doubt one of their teachers, who went missing after her home was destroyed by flood waters brought by Typhoon No. 12, will return to them....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

73-year-old woman rescued from flooded house in Wakayama

NACHIKATSUURA, Wakayama -- A 73-year-old woman was rescued from her typhoon battered house here after spending two nights alone without any electricity......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html

Town mayor leads typhoon rescue operations despite daughter's death, missing wife

NACHIKATSUURA, Wakayama -- The mayor of this town continued to spearhead rescue and recovery operations in the wake of a powerful typhoon that ravaged through southwestern Japan despite the fact that his daughter was confirmed dead and his wife went missing......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
Related links
Nachi-Katsuura Town Tourism Association
http://www.nk-kumano.com/index.html English
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Jiji press

Deaths, Numbers Missing Top 100 in Typhoon-Hit Japan

Wakayama/Nara, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--The number of people killed or missing topped 100 on Tuesday after a large typhoon lashed western Japan over the weekend.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700008
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Sankei news

landslide dam


Gojo city

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Tropical storm kills 50, many await rescue

Tropical storm Talas has left 50 people dead and 55 missing, mainly in western Japan.......

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 03:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_07.html

Blocked rivers feared to burst in western Japan

The land ministry is conducting an emergency survey of rivers in western Japan blocked by landslides triggered from tropical storm Talas........

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_13.html

Storm Talas damages ancient pilgrimage route

Tropical storm Talas left a trail of destruction across western Japan, including damage to a World Heritage site in Mie Prefecture.........

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_15.html

Tropical storm kills 50; many still missing

Tropical storm Talas, which brought record rain across central and western Japan, has left 50 people dead and 55 missing..........

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 14:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_23.html
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Yomiuri online

Typhoon No. 12 caused deep-seated landslides

Large mud slides in Wakayama and Nara prefectures resulting from Typhoon No. 12 are suspected of being deep-seated landslides, according to a specialist........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110906005361.htm

Survivor worried about family / Mud slide causes man, wife to flee; sons, grandmother still missing

WAKAYAMA--At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Kimio Uchikoshi was woken up by what sounded like boulders rolling outside. In the darkness he struggled in vain to open his bedroom door. Upon hearing the sound of window panes shattering, he and his wife fled barefoot through a window to a nearby field.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110906005839.htm

Residents rescued by helicopter

WAKAYAMA--Dozens of Self-Defense Forces and police helicopters were dispatched Tuesday to rescue residents stranded in mountainous parts of Wakayama, Nara and Mie prefectures that were cut off by the powerful typhoon that drenched the region in the past few days......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110906005494.htm
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Asahi com

Kiho town, Mie pref
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Air drops bring aid to typhoon-isolated Japanese

Helicopters began ferrying supplies Sept. 6 to communities cut off from the outside world by Japan's worst typhoon in seven years.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109060350.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Typhoon-related death toll rises to 48, another 56 missing

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The death toll from Typhoon Talas that hit western Japan over the weekend rose to 48 in nine prefectures and the number of missing totaled 56 in 10 prefectures as of Tuesday night, according to a Kyodo News tally based on announcements by local governments.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm016000c.html

Huge 'deep-seated' landslides caused by Typhoon No. 12 could hit again: experts

Devastating mudslides in the Kii Peninsula triggered recently by Typhoon No. 12 could be "deep-seated landslides," experts say, warning that similar landslides could be triggered by torrential rains or earthquakes in the future.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

Typhoon toll rises to 49 as search, relief efforts continue

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Rescue workers continued their struggle Wednesday to reach about 480 people who remain cut off five days after a powerful typhoon wreaked havoc on the Kii Peninsula in western Japan, with the death toll rising to 49 and restoration of water and power supplies still a priority........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm103000c.html

SDF rescues 100-year-old woman from nursing home cut off by typhoon

KIHO, Mie -- Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops have rescued three residents of a nursing home, including a 100-year-old woman, after the facility was cut off by road damage wrought by Typhoon No. 12.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

Relief supplies finally reach isolated areas devastated by typhoon

TOTSUKAWA, Nara -- Emergency relief supplies have finally begun to reach seven districts in this town cut off by damage from Typhoon No. 12........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

Woman in Wakayama rescued from typhoon flooding by grandchild

NACHIKATSUURA, Wakayama -- In the predawn hours of Sept. 4, as Typhoon No. 12 lashed Wakayama Prefecture, many homes in the Iseki district of Nachikatsuura were hit by flooding from the Nachi River. Kazuko Mine, 83, was sleeping in her home when she was awoken by the sound of water dripping onto a tatami mat.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html


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Sankei news

Totsukawa village, Nara pref


Gojo city, Nara pref


flood from Nachi river
Nachikatsuura town, Wakayama pref

9/4

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Dammed up rivers to be monitored around the clock

Authorities are preparing for around-the-clock monitoring of parts of some rivers in central Japan that have been dammed up by landslides. The earthfall was triggered by tropical storm rains over the weekend......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_13.html

More heavy rain feared on Kii Peninsula

Weather officials warn that more heavy rain could fall on wide areas of the Kii Peninsula in midwestern Japan from late Thursday night......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 18:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_28.html

Land ministry starts monitoring dammed-up river

The land ministry has started around-the clock monitoring of a river in western Japan that has been dammed up by landslides from tropical storm Talas. In Nara and Wakayama prefectures, 12 sections of rivers have become blocked by landslides........

Thursday, September 08, 2011 19:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_32.html

51 remain missing after tropical storm

Record rainfall from tropical storm Talas has killed 56 people and left 51 missing in western and central Japan.....

Thursday, September 08, 2011 19:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Vigilant local leader a lifesaver

GOJO, Nara--An alert local leader who went house to house urging about 60 residents in his community to evacuate is being credited for saving their lives from mud slides triggered by Typhoon No. 12, which washed away six houses in the area Saturday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110907006385.htm
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Asahi com

With 49 dead and 55 missing, typhoon toll is worst since 1979

WAKAYAMA -- For the first time in more than 30 years, a typhoon has left more than 100 people dead or missing in Japan......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109070237.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Typhoon death toll rises to 54 as search, relief efforts continue

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Rescue workers continued their struggle Wednesday to reach hundreds of people who remain cut off five days after a powerful typhoon wreaked havoc on the Kii Peninsula in western Japan, with the death toll rising to 54 and restoration of water and power supplies still a priority........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html


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Sankei news

Totsukawa village, Nara pref

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Noda inspects storm damage

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has inspected 3 prefectures in western Japan that were battered by record rains caused by tropical storm Talas.......

Friday, September 09, 2011 19:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_39.html

Eye of typhoon filmed from space station

A video shot from space and showing the eye of tropical storm Talas has been released. It was filmed from the International Space Station the day before the storm made landfall on Shikoku Island, western Japan.......

Friday, September 09, 2011 19:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_41.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Heavy rainfall feared in disaster-hit Nara, Wakayama, Mie prefectures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The national weather agency warned Thursday of heavy rainfall in Nara, Wakayama and Mie prefectures through Friday amid growing concern about further landslides and flooding in the western Japan region, where soil has already been loosened by a powerful typhoon last weekend.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

Noda vows to work hard to reconstruct typhoon-hit areas

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged Friday to make efforts to reconstruct areas recently ravaged by a powerful typhoon, indicating that Tokyo will allocate funds for recovery efforts in the planned third extra budget for the current fiscal year......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm039000c.html
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Sankei news

Route 168, Gojo city, Nara pref


landslide dams, Gojo city, Nara pref


Kiho town, Mie pref


Nachikatsuura town, Wakayama pref

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Re: Japan - Strong typhoon is approaching

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda inspects
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Typhoon damage to Wakayama's farms, fisheries reaches 2 bil. yen

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A powerful typhoon which recently ravaged western Japan has caused some 2 billion yen worth of damage to the local farming, forestry and fishery industries in Wakayama Prefecture, a local tally showed Saturday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

Nachikatsuura town




cross a Nachi river in a heavy machine.....with dogs


hydroelectric plant
Totsukawa village, Nara pref

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Shingu city lifted the evacuation order and the evacuation counsel at PM 19:00 on 11 Sep
(21442 people of 10789 households, from 2 Sep)

62 dead and 44 missing
via jiji com

Nachikatsuura town


Shingu city, Wakayama pref


Tenkawa village, Nara pref

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Pump trucks sent to Osaka region to prevent breaching of mud dams

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The government sent seven pump trucks to Osaka Prefecture to reduce the threat of further flooding in mountainous areas, where landslides caused by Typhoon Talas have created mud dams in danger of collapsing......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

63 dead and 39 missing
via yomiuri online

Kiho town, Mie pref


landslide dam


Tenkawa village, Nara pref

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Officials study storm damage at Kumano Shrine

Japanese government officials have examined damage caused by a tropical storm to a Shinto shrine in central Japan earlier this month......

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 19:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/14_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Typhoon No. 12 heavy rains damage World Heritage Site

WAKAYAMA--The Cultural Affairs Agency has decided to conduct a full-scale investigation into the damage caused by Typhoon No. 12 to a UNESCO World Heritage Site that spreads across Wakayama, Nara and Mie prefectures......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110913005268.htm
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Mainichi jp(KYodo, AP)

Communities in Nara flooded during typhoon furious at dam operator

Communities in Nara Prefecture that were flooded during Typhoon No. 12 are calling the inundations a "man-made disaster" after revelations that a dam operator failed to lower dam reservoir levels ahead of the massive storm -- a standard anti-flooding procedure.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html
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Jiji press

World Heritage "Kumano Kodo" Heavily Damaged by Typhoon

Wakayama, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)--Days after a large typhoon lashed western Japan earlier this month, it gradually came to light that the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage, including the "Kumano Kodo" ancient roads, were heavily damaged by intense rainfalls and mudslides.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011091400374
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Sankei news

landslide dam


drainage pump car

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Wakayama storm survivors get aid via ropeway

Residents in a town in mid-western Japan who were left stranded after a recent tropical storm, have finally begun receiving supplies by way of a makeshift ropeway.....

Thursday, September 15, 2011 01:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_01.html

Tanabe city
the narrow road caused a traffic jam


UNESCO' World Heritage
Kumano Nachi Taisha


Nachikatsuura town