Japan rescuers wade in muddy waters to find typhoon survivors

SUMMARY

Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in recent history, with rain forecast to resume later in the day.

By ReutersOct 14, 2019 9:29:52 AM IST (Updated)

Police search a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Rescue workers carry a rubber dinghy as they search a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Rescue workers search a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Police search a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

A rescue vehicle makes its way through a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Vehicles are seen partially submerged in a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Rescue workers search a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

A person takes goods provided in the evacuation centre for affected by the flood after Typhoon Hagibis. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon