Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises to 58 in Japan

Typhoon Hagibis, which swept across central and eastern Japan on Saturday and Sunday, has claimed at least 58 lives in Japan as of Monday as search-and-rescue operations continued in flood- and landslide-hit areas of Nagano and other prefectures.

This aerial view shows the flooded Kawagoe Kings Garden nursing home besides the Oppegawa river in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture on October 13, 2019, one day after Typhoon Hagibis swept through central and eastern Japan. [Photo: AFP/Jiji Press/STR]

In addition, 14 people are listed as missing, and 211 others were injured during the weekend storm, according to the latest NHK tally.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and other government agencies, a total of 37 rivers in Nagano, Fukushima, Ibaraki and four other prefectures flooded, with up to 40 percent of the yearly rainfall recorded in only a day or two in many areas.

Military personnel drive their motorbikes down a flooded street in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis in Nagano on October 14, 2019. [Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi]

About 38,000 people in 17 prefectures had evacuated from their homes by midday Monday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Meanwhile, NHK tally showed that more than 8,000 homes had been flooded across the country.