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In Pictures:Typhoon lashes Japan’s east coast

A powerful typhoon has swept through Japan, triggering landslides and killing at least 14 people on Izu Oshima island

Rescue workers recover the body of a victim from a site that was damaged by a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo.
Published On 16 Oct 2013
Typhoon Wipha triggered landslides and caused multiple deaths on the Japanese island, before sweeping up the country(***)s east coast, grounding hundreds of flights and paralyzing public transportation in Tokyo during Wednesday morning(***)s rush hour.
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Typhoon Wipha pummelled the Tokyo region on Wednesday, leaving piles of wreckage on one small island but largely sparing the capital.
A man, bottom left, stands by the rubble of houses in Oshima totally shattered by landslides.
Houses in a residential area in Oshima are covered by debris of mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Tokyo Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, 2013.