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| Typhoon Hagibis in Photos | Typhoon Hagibis in Photos |
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| By The New York Times | By The New York Times |
| As of Sunday morning, at least 30 people were killed, 15 were missing and hundreds of thousands had been forced to abandon their homes after Japan was lashed by Typhoon Hagibis, the most powerful storm to strike the country in decades. | As of Sunday morning, at least 30 people were killed, 15 were missing and hundreds of thousands had been forced to abandon their homes after Japan was lashed by Typhoon Hagibis, the most powerful storm to strike the country in decades. |
| Rescue services jumped into action, using helicopters to pluck stranded people from balconies and roofs, and inflatable boats to access residential streets turned into raging rivers. | Rescue services jumped into action, using helicopters to pluck stranded people from balconies and roofs, and inflatable boats to access residential streets turned into raging rivers. |
| More than 100 rivers had flooded, the public broadcaster NHK reported, after record-breaking rains. In Nagano prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, a levee burst on the Chikuma river, flooding a wide area of Nagano city. | |
| Another four levees across the flood zone had also collapsed, according to NHK. | Another four levees across the flood zone had also collapsed, according to NHK. |
| Here is the storm in photos. | Here is the storm in photos. |
| A Japan Self-Defense Force helicopter hovers over submerged homes in Nagano. Below, a rescue worker swims through a flooded residential area in Kawasaki looking for those in need. | |
| Residents being rescued in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture. | Residents being rescued in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture. |
| Submerged bullet trains in Nagano. | Submerged bullet trains in Nagano. |
| Ruined buildings in Chiba after they were hit by a tornado shortly before the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis. | Ruined buildings in Chiba after they were hit by a tornado shortly before the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis. |
| Sorting through debris in Chiba. | Sorting through debris in Chiba. |
| Water in Ashikaga, north of Tokyo reached the second story of some homes. | Water in Ashikaga, north of Tokyo reached the second story of some homes. |
| Houses damaged by a landslide in Sagamihara, near Tokyo. | Houses damaged by a landslide in Sagamihara, near Tokyo. |
| Rescuers at a landslide site in Tomioka. | Rescuers at a landslide site in Tomioka. |
| Destroyed houses, cars and power poles, which according to local media were believed to be caused by a tornado in Ichihara, east of Tokyo. Below, people watching the Isuzu River, swollen by Typhoon Hagibis, central Japan. | |
| Pedestrians crossing a windswept street in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. | Pedestrians crossing a windswept street in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| Waves surged onto shore in Mihama, Mie Prefecture, south of Osaka. | Waves surged onto shore in Mihama, Mie Prefecture, south of Osaka. |
| Downed electrical cables in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. | Downed electrical cables in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. |
| The evacuation of guests from a hotel in Sengokuhara, Hakone Prefecture. | The evacuation of guests from a hotel in Sengokuhara, Hakone Prefecture. |
| A submerged cafe in the Tama River in Tokyo. | A submerged cafe in the Tama River in Tokyo. |
| Stranded fans taking shelter in a bowling alley after a Formula One race in Suzuka, central Japan. | Stranded fans taking shelter in a bowling alley after a Formula One race in Suzuka, central Japan. |