What is the name of the powerful typhoon which caused landslides and flooding on Izu Oshima Island, Japan on 16 Oct’ 13
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“Typhoon Wipha” caused landslides and flooding on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo. Many people died when houses collapsed or were buried in mudslides. In Tokyo, flights were cancelled, bullet train services suspended and schools closed. Officials on the island said that 13 bodies had found and more than 50 people were unaccounted for. “It is the strongest typhoon in 10 years to pass the Kanto [Tokyo area] region,” Hiroyuki Uchida, the Japan Meteorological Agency’s chief forecaster, Said.
The powerful typhoon which caused landslides and flooding on Izu Oshima Island, Japan on 16 Oct’ 13 is Wipha.
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According to the latest news report it has been confirmed that a powerful typhoon whose name is Wipha has caused landslides and flooding on the Izu Oshima island in Japan on 16th of October 2013. 122mm rainfall has been recorded.