Japan Sends Rescue Workers on Search Operation in Typhoon-Hit Areas

Japan Sends Rescue Workers on Search Operation in Typhoon-Hit Areas
Local residents are rescued by Japapnese Defence-Force soldiers from a flooded area caused by Typhoon Hagibis in Kakuda, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. (Kyodo/via REUTERS
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NAGANO, Japan—Rescue workers in Japan waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Oct. 14 to search for missing people after one of the worst typhoons in recent history, as rain began falling again in some affected areas, stoking fears of further flooding.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said vast areas had been struck by the storm and called for urgent support to those affected.