Kyoto is a previous stomping ground of my friends and its beauty is still going to be abound.
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Inn Guests Rescued by Boat
Photograph from Kyodo/Reuters
Typhoon Man-yi struck central Japan on Monday, prompting some 500,000 to evacuate from Kyoto and nearby prefectures. At least two people have died and more are missing in the storm, according to the Japan Times.
Here, inn guests are rescued in a boat pulled along a flooded road in the aftermath of the storm.
The typhoon, a tropical cyclone, struck western Japan at the start of the workday. The storm roared across Japan's main island and by nighttime had turned into a tropical storm off the country's east coast, near the northern island of Hokkaido.
The typhoon dropped torrential rain over much of Japan.
—Dan Vergano
Published September 16, 2013
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Landslides Destroy Homes
Photograph from Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images
Typhoon Man-yi triggered landslides that destroyed homes, after more than 19.7 inches (500 millimeters) of rain fell in some regions over two days of the storm.
Published September 16, 2013
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Typhoon Waters Undermine Bridges and Roads
Photograph from Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images
A flooded river in Kyoto knocked down this bridge, as typhoon rains lashed the city. Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear facility was reportedly forced to discharge radiation-tainted rainwater into the ocean to prevent flooding at the site.
Published September 16, 2013
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Wreckage Removal Begins in Japan
Photograph from Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images
Japanese Self-Defense Force members clear typhoon wreckage.
Published September 16, 2013
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Typhoon Floods Homes
Photograph from Kyodo/Reuters
This aerial view shows homes flooded by Typhoon Man-yi. Around 1,500 homes were damaged by flooding, according to Japanese authorities.
Published September 16, 2013
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Japan's Bullet Trains Halted by Storm
Photograph by Kimimasa Mayama, European Pressphoto Agency
Planes, trains, and automobiles all came to a halt with the typhoon, which grounded flights, cut off roads, and halted train service. Here "bullet" train passengers wait for the restart of train service at a Tokyo train station.
Published September 16, 2013
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Surging Water
Photograph from Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images
Water surges in the Katsura river under a bridge in Kyoto, after torrential rains brought by Typhoon Man-yi.
Published September 16, 2013
6 comments
In their fight against the fury of nature the Japanese have achieved a great victory in preserving humanity.It is evident from only 2 persons lives lost in their effort.
Actually, September 16 was a national holiday in Japan. Small point, but a correction to the article nonetheless.
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