Philippines battered by tropical storm Koppu, at least 39 reported killed

Koppu was the 12th storm in this year that has battered the Philippines, one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. It has let at least 39 persons dead mostly from drowning, landslides, fallen trees and collapsed walls.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 22 October 2015.

The tropical Storm Koppu barreled ashore as a powerful typhoon and forced more than 100,000 villagers to rush for safety into emergency shelters. The storm destroyed the rice fields that were ready for harvest. According to the weather bureau, the slow-moving storm was over the Balintang Channel in the country's northern tip with winds of 55 kilometers (34 miles) per hour near its center.
It may be recalled that in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan had leveled entire towns in the central Philippines and left behind more than 7,300 people either dead or missing.
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The Shibui River broke its banks and the resultant floods that swept houses off their foundations and crushed others under landslides leaving at least 25 people missing and forcing more than 100,000 to flee.
In some parts of Japan the rainfall was more than twice the normal September amount of rain in 48 hours and it sparked fears of the worst flooding in more than 60 years. The government has already set up an emergency center, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has indicated that the "unprecedented" rain had created an emergency.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 11 September 2015.

A severe rain warning continues to remain in force in parts of northern Japan and the floodwaters had uprooted trees and even washed away houses with their owners still inside.
As many as 51 helicopters have been pressed into service to rescue the stranded people over the largely rural city of Osaki, some 350-Km north of Tokyo. The waters of the Shibui River have inundated rice fields and houses as rescuers in rubber boats ferried people to safety.
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