Typhoon Talas dumps rain on southern Japan
AP – 1 hr 49 mins ago
TOKYO (AP) — Slow-moving Typhoon Talas dumped heavy rain across a wide swath of Japan on Saturday, reportedly killing one person and leaving five others missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the center of the typhoon, the 12th of the season, was moving north across the southern island of Shikoku at less than 6 miles (10 kilometers) per hour. Because of the storm's slow speed, the agency warned of heavy rain and strong winds centered in south-central Japan that could lead to flooding and landslides. Kyodo News agency said 3,200 people were evacuated in 16 prefectures. A woman who appeared to be in her 30s died after she was found in a river in Ehime prefecture, in southern Japan, public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo said. They also said a 75-year-old woman was missing after she was swept away in a swollen river in Shikoku's Tokushima prefecture, but police could not immediately confirm either report. (This version corrects to say 75-year-old woman was reported missing, not dead.)
