Sunday 4 September 2011

Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 20 (AP)

Heavy downpours by Typhoon Talas swamp a residential area in Kiho, central Japan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The center of the season's 12th typhoon was moving slowly north across the Sea of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP - Typhoon Talas dumped record amounts of rain Sunday in western and central Japan, killing at least 20 people and stranding thousands more as it turned towns into lakes, washed away cars and triggered mudslides that obliterated houses. At least 50 people were missing, local media reported.



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