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Typhoon Phanfone struck Japan

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High waves batter a breakwater at a port at Kihou town in Mie prefecture, central Japan on October 6, 2014 (AFP Photo / Jiji Press)
Typhoon Phanfone struck Japan, bringing rough seas heavy rain and strong winds. About 65 people have been injured throughout the islands. One person is dead and 6 are missing after Typhoon Phanfone lashed Japan with heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas.
A member of the US Air Force drowned while taking photos on the coast in southern Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday. Two other US airmen are missing. Sunday, a university student disappeared while surfing in heavy seas in the coastal city of Fujisawa, west of Tokyo.Two men in Yokohama City, near Tokyo, are believed to have been buried in mudslides.Authorities report 62 people were injured across the country.
Residents across a wide swathe of Shizuoka City, in central Japan, contended with flooded streets as the storm dumped heavy rain over the area.
Many people were affected when rail officials suspended services on a JR Tokaido Line in the city due to a landslide. The officials are unsure when trains will be able to start running again.Airlines cancelled 630 flights on Monday morning, mostly to or from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
A member of US Air Force drowned as he was taking photos of the coast of the southern Okinawa Prefecture. Two more US personnel remain missing after the three were swept out to sea by powerful waves.
“Three officials were taking pictures with high waves whipped up by the typhoon in the background,” a spokesman at local police told AFP. “One has been found dead, with the two others still missing.”
On Sunday Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that one university student, aged 21, went missing while doing surfing near the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, central Japan.
The storm was near Yokohama, the second-largest city in Japan by population, 43km from Tokyo. Two men were reportedly buried in the mudslides in the city.
About 50 people across the country sustained injures during the typhoon, report the country’s authorities.
About 630 flights were canceled on Monday morning throughout the country. Most were to or from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Heavy rainfall also suspended the bullet train service between Tokyo and the city of Osaka

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