Japan Sends in 110,000 Rescuers as Typhoon Death Toll at 43
- Thousands of troops sent to fight major floods, save residents
- Residents rescued from rooftops by helicopter in Nagano
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Japan is sending more than 110,000 people including its Self-Defense Forces to tackle rescue and cleanup operations in the wake of the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in decades, which left at least 43 people dead.
Police, firefighters and the coast guard are also participating in the rescue efforts, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Monday. More than 200 people were injured and 16 were missing as many areas were hit by record amounts of rainfall and violent winds, according to national broadcaster NHK.