Typhoon Hagibis Brings Major Flooding to Japan (PHOTOS)

Flood Safety and Preparedness

Typhoon Hagibis is responsible for at least 55 deaths.

October 16, 2019

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A woman is rescued by police officers in an area that was flooded by Typhoon Hagibis on Oct. 14, 2019 in Marumori, Miyagi, Japan. Japan has mobilized 110,000 rescuer workers after Typhoon Hagibis, the most powerful storm in decades, swept across the country leaving 55 dead and around 16 missing. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Typhoon Hagibis is responsible for at least 55 deaths after the storm struck Japan on Saturday.

Search and rescue crews continued recovery efforts on Monday, as 16 remain missing and about 100 were injured. Many areas of southern and central Japan remain flooded and littered with mud and debris after the most destructive storm to hit the country in decades brought torrential rain and major flooding that collapsed levees on 21 rivers and caused several landslides, according to Japan's infrastructure ministry.

(MORE: Search and Rescues in Japan Ongoing After Typhoon Hagibis)

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More than 3,400 homes across Japan were flooded, and 38,000 people have evacuated to shelters in 17 prefectures, according to Kyodo News.

The storm made landfall in Shizuoka Prefecture at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, packing nearly 90 mph winds. Hakone in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture measured a record 36.32 inches of rain on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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