台風18号の影響による記録的な豪雨で、河川の決壊が相次いだ。住宅地に濁流が流れ込み、自衛隊や警察、消防が、取り残された住民の救出作業を続けている。
NHKニュースによると、9月9日に茨城県常総市で活動を行った陸上自衛隊員は、「ひどいところでは首もとまで水につかるなか、救助にあたった」などと述べた。
常総市役所近くで、住民をヘリコプターで救助した海上自衛隊の隊員は「電線が多く、狭い場所でヘリを近づけ、救助隊員を降ろす作業が困難だった」と話す。しかし、まだ救助を待っている人が多数いるとして、「彼らの安心・安全な場所を提供すべく活動を続ける」と気を引き締めている。
以下に、救助の様子について紹介する。
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浸水した市街地で、被災者らを乗せ進むボート＝１１日午後３時９分、茨城県常総市［時事通信チャーター機より］ \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日
豪雨、救助活動 2015年9月10日〜
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Greenhouses are submerged in the flood water from the swollen Kinugawa River in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Houses lean forward, knocked partially off their foundations. The worst-hit are gone, their still-intact blue-tiled roofs left sitting on debris-strewn mud. The floodwaters have receded somewhat, but a vast area of the Japanese city of Joso remains inundated by a sea of brown water. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A truck is submerged in the floodwater from the swollen Kinugawa River near a signboard that reads: \"Joso, a city of nuclear free local authority\" in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Houses lean forward, knocked partially off their foundations. The worst-hit are gone, their still-intact blue-tiled roofs left sitting on debris-strewn mud. The floodwaters have receded somewhat, but a vast area of the Japanese city of Joso remains inundated by a sea of brown water. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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鬼怒川の氾濫で流され、横倒しになった家屋＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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A military helicopter flies over a flooded street during a rescue mission in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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ボートによる救助活動（茨城県常総市） (credit:陸上自衛隊)
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A devastated area after the Kinugawa River breached its banks on 10 September due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, Japan, 11 September 2015. Search-and-rescue operations intensified in eastern Japan after torrential rains caused mudslides and major flooding, leaving three deads and 25 missing. (credit:EPA=時事/FRANCK ROBICHON)
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A man pushes his bicycle past stranded vehicles in muddy water in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. (credit:AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI)
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Goods lie strewn across the floor of a shopping centre following heavy flooding in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. (credit:AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI)
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Residents gather along a street damaged by floodwaters in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. (credit:AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI)
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A man is helped by a military rescue worker (L) on a flooded street in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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A military helicopter flies over a flooded street (L) and paddy field during a rescue mission in the city of Joso city in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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霞ヶ浦駐屯地を離陸するヘリコプター (credit:陸上自衛隊)
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A military helicopter flies over flooded land during a rescue mission in the city of Joso city in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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A military helicopter arrives before landing on the roof of a flooded shopping center to rescue people in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture, on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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A military helicopter prepares to land on the roof of a shopping centre during a rescue mission in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Evacuees prepare to board a military helicopter on the roof of a flooded shopping center in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture, on September 11, 2015. A 2,000-strong team joined rescue operations on september 11 as hundreds of people were trapped with 12 missing in Japan after torrential rains triggered massive floods, deluging a city north of Tokyo. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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決壊した鬼怒川から濁流が流れ込む中、自衛隊ヘリに救助される人＝１０日午後３時４１分、茨城県常総市上空［時事通信ヘリより］ (credit:時事通信社)
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茨城県常総市で、堤防が決壊した鬼怒川の濁流にのまれた住宅から、自衛隊のヘリに救助される人＝１０日午後３時３３分［時事通信ヘリより］ (credit:時事通信社)
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鬼怒川の堤防が決壊し、住宅地に流れ込む濁流＝１０日午後３時３６分、茨城県常総市上空［時事通信ヘリより］ (credit:時事通信社)
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Military servicemen hold dogs during a mission to evacuate people from the roof of a flooded shopping center via helicopter in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Military servicemen hold dogs during a mission to evacuate people from the roof of a flooded shopping center via helicopter in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture, on September 11, 2015. A 2,000-strong team joined rescue operations on september 11 as hundreds of people were trapped with 12 missing in Japan after torrential rains triggered massive floods, deluging a city north of Tokyo. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Military servicemen tug a boat as they head to a flooded shopping center to rescue people in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture, on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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ヘリコプターによる救助活動 (credit:陸上自衛隊)
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Military servicemen tug a boat as they head to a flooded shopping center to rescue people in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture, on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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自衛隊員に救助された病院の入院患者と関係者ら＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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自衛隊員に救助された病院の入院患者と関係者ら＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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自衛隊のボートで救助された病院の入院患者と関係者ら＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personel rides a motorbike in a street flooded after the Kinugawa River breached its banks on 10 September due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, Japan, 11 September 2015. Search-and-rescue operations intensified in eastern Japan after torrential rains caused mudslides and major flooding, leaving three deads and 25 missing. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON (credit:EPA=時事)
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ボートによる救助活動（宮城県多賀城市） (credit:陸上自衛隊)
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ボートによる救助活動（茨城県常総市） (credit:陸上自衛隊)
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ボートによる救出活動 (credit:陸上自衛隊)
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冠水した道路でボートで作業する自衛隊員＝１０日午後５時３８分、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月10日 (credit:時事通信社)
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冠水した道路で、自衛隊員に誘導される女性（中央）＝１０日午後１時３５分、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月10日 (credit:時事通信社)
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Debris and mud are seen outside a house damaged by massive flooding in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. (credit:AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI)
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Police patrol a street after flooding damaged areas in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. (credit:AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI)
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A heavy digger is used to remove debris along a damaged road in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. (credit:AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI)
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A man (2-R) is escorted after being rescued from a flooded area after the Kinugawa River breached its banks on 10 September due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, Japan, 11 September 2015. Search-and-rescue operations intensified in eastern Japan after torrential rains caused mudslides and major flooding, leaving three deads and 25 missing. (credit:EPA=時事 /FRANCK ROBICHON)
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Evacuees receive food supply at an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, Japan, 11 September 2015. Search-and-rescue operations intensified in eastern Japan after torrential rains caused mudslides and major flooding, leaving three deads and 25 missing. (credit:EPA=時事 /FRANCK ROBICHON)
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A woman is escorted in a street flooded after the Kinugawa River breached its banks on 10 September due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, Japan, 11 September 2015. Search-and-rescue operations intensified in eastern Japan after torrential rains caused mudslides and major flooding, leaving three deads and 25 missing. (credit:EPA=時事/FRANCK ROBICHON)
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A man is escorted out of an helicopter after being rescued from a flooded area after the Kinugawa River breached its banks on 10 September due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, Japan, 11 September 2015. Search-and-rescue operations intensified in eastern Japan after torrential rains caused mudslides and major flooding, leaving three deads and 25 missing. (credit:EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON)
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apan Coast Guard personel are lifted back to their helicopter after the rescued people stranded in a flooded area after the Kinugawa River breached its banks on 10 September due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, Japan, 11 September 2015. Search-and-rescue operations intensified in eastern Japan after torrential rains caused mudslides and major flooding, leaving three deads and 25 missing. (credit:EPA時事/FRANCK ROBICHON)
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鬼怒川の堤防決壊で、冠水した幹線道路の中央分離帯を歩く男性＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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鬼怒川の決壊で水に漬かった鉄道の設備をチェックする関東鉄道社員ら＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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氾濫した鬼怒川の水が引き、散乱する屋根瓦＝１１日、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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渋井川の堤防が決壊し、冠水した道路を走る消防車両＝１１日午後、宮城県大崎市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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救助され、搬送までの間、日陰で休む病院の入院患者＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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浸水した市街地で、被災者らを乗せ進むボート＝１１日午後３時９分、茨城県常総市［時事通信チャーター機より］ \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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警察のヘリコプターで救出される被災者＝１１日午後３時４０分、茨城県常総市（時事通信チャーター機より）\n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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夕焼けの中、鬼怒川の堤防の上で取材する報道陣（左）。右は決壊してえぐれた堤防＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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浸水した市街地では消防や自衛隊員らの救出活動が続いていた＝１１午後３時１４分、茨城県常総市［時事通信チャーター機より］ \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
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鬼怒川の氾濫で住宅街にたまった水をくみ上げるポンプ＝１１日午後、茨城県常総市 \n\n撮影日：2015年09月11日 (credit:時事通信社)
Japan Asia Storm(53 of71)
Firefighters walk away at water flooded street near the Kinugawa River in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Houses lean forward, knocked partially off their foundations. The worst-hit are gone, their still-intact blue-tiled roofs left sitting on debris-strewn mud. The floodwaters have receded somewhat, but a vast area of the Japanese city of Joso remains inundated by a sea of brown water. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
JAPAN-WEATHER-DISASTER-FLOOD(54 of71)
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force seek victims at the Kinugawa riverside in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 13, 2015. Japanese authorities were on September 12 grappling with the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as thousands of rescuers frantically searched a shattered community for almost two dozen still missing. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS ==JAPAN OUT== (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
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Residents look out over the point of the Kinugawa river where it broke its banks on September 10, causing massive flooding to the area, in the city of Joso, Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Parts of Joso, a community of 65,000 residents, were washed away on September 10 when a levee on the Kinugawa river gave way, flooding an area that reportedly spans 32 square kilometres (12 square miles) after the worst rains in decades. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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This picture shows a badly damaged house near the point of the Kinugawa river that burst, flooding the area on September 10, in the city of Joso, Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Parts of Joso, a community of 65,000 residents, were washed away on September 10 when a levee on the Kinugawa river gave way, flooding an area that reportedly spans 32 square kilometres (12 square miles) after the worst rains in decades. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Policemen wade through water as they help with the rescue mission following the September 10 flooding in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Parts of Joso, a community of 65,000 residents, were washed away on September 10 when a levee on the Kinugawa river gave way, flooding an area that reportedly spans 32 square kilometres (12 square miles) after the worst rains in decades. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Debris is piled up in front of a Japanese-castle-shaped local community center (background) which is being used as a makeshift shelter for flood evacuees in the city of Joso, Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Parts of Joso, a community of 65,000 residents, were washed away on September 10 when a levee on the Kinugawa river gave way, flooding an area that reportedly spans 32 square kilometres (12 square miles) after the worst rains in decades. JAPAN OUT AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
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This picture shows the point of the burst Kinugawa river in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Japanese authorities were on September 12 grappling with the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as thousands of rescuers frantically searched a shattered community for almost two dozen still missing. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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Police officers walk through flooded fields to search for missing people in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015, a day after an embankment of the Kinugawa river collapsed. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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A man walks on a road covered by flood waters in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015, a day after an embankment of the Kinugawa river collapsed. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
The Week That Was In Asia Photo Gallery(62 of71)
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Japan\'s Ground Self-Defense Force members look at the floodwaters from the swollen Kinugawa River following heavy rainfalls caused by a passing tropical storm in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Houses lean forward, knocked partially off their foundations. The worst-hit are gone, their still-intact blue-tiled roofs left sitting on debris-strewn mud. The floodwaters have receded somewhat, but a vast area of the Japanese city of Joso remains inundated by a sea of brown water. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force attend a rescue mission in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Japanese authorities were on September 12 grappling with the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as thousands of rescuers frantically searched a shattered community for almost two dozen still missing. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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A member of the Ground Self-Defense Force attends a rescue mission in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Japanese authorities were on September 12 grappling with the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as thousands of rescuers frantically searched a shattered community for almost two dozen still missing. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
JAPAN-WEATHER-DISASTER-FLOOD(65 of71)
A military helicopter prepares to land on the roof of an apartment building during a rescue mission in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on September 12, 2015. Japanese authorities were on September 12 grappling with the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as thousands of rescuers frantically searched a shattered community for almost two dozen still missing. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
Rescue operations after typhoon Etau slams into Japanese mainland(66 of71)
JOSO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 11 : Firefighters and Japan Self-Defense Force conduct search and rescue operations in Joso city, Ibatraki region after flooding in the northern of Japan on September 11, 2015. Flooding in the northern of Japan forced the evacuation of thousands of people and left large parts of one town submerged in Japan on September 11, 2015. Many parts of central and eastern Japan have been hit in recent days by torrential rain and heavy winds caused by Typhoon Etau. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Rescue operations after typhoon Etau slams into Japanese mainland(67 of71)
JOSO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 11 : Firefighters and Japan Self-Defense Force conduct search and rescue operations in Joso city, Ibatraki region after flooding in the northern of Japan on September 11, 2015. Flooding in the northern of Japan forced the evacuation of thousands of people and left large parts of one town submerged in Japan on September 11, 2015. Many parts of central and eastern Japan have been hit in recent days by torrential rain and heavy winds caused by Typhoon Etau. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Rescue operations after typhoon Etau slams into Japanese mainland(68 of71)
JOSO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 11 : Firefighters and Japan Self-Defense Force conduct search and rescue operations in Joso city, Ibatraki region after flooding in the northern of Japan on September 11, 2015. Flooding in the northern of Japan forced the evacuation of thousands of people and left large parts of one town submerged in Japan on September 11, 2015. Many parts of central and eastern Japan have been hit in recent days by torrential rain and heavy winds caused by Typhoon Etau. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Rescue operations after typhoon Etau slams into Japanese mainland(69 of71)
JOSO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 11 : Firefighters and Japan Self-Defense Force conduct search and rescue operations in Joso city, Ibatraki region after flooding in the northern of Japan on September 11, 2015. Flooding in the northern of Japan forced the evacuation of thousands of people and left large parts of one town submerged in Japan on September 11, 2015. Many parts of central and eastern Japan have been hit in recent days by torrential rain and heavy winds caused by Typhoon Etau. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Rescue operations after typhoon Etau slams into Japanese mainland(70 of71)
JOSO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 11 : Firefighters and Japan Self-Defense Force conduct search and rescue operations in Joso city, Ibatraki region after flooding in the northern of Japan on September 11, 2015. Flooding in the northern of Japan forced the evacuation of thousands of people and left large parts of one town submerged in Japan on September 11, 2015. Many parts of central and eastern Japan have been hit in recent days by torrential rain and heavy winds caused by Typhoon Etau. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The sun sets behind the wreckage of a house submerged in floodwaters in Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture on September 11, 2015. Thousands of rescuers arrived in a deluged city north of Tokyo on September 11 to help evacuate hundreds of trapped residents and search for 12 people missing after torrential rains triggered massive flooding. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
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