Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises to 48

By Jae C.hong and Yuri Kageyama
Updated October 14 2019 - 9:43pm, first published 9:40pm
Typhoon Hagibis has caused extensive flooding and triggered dozens of landslides in Japan.
Typhoon Hagibis has caused extensive flooding and triggered dozens of landslides in Japan.

Rescue crews in Japan have dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left as many as 48 people dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan.

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