DHAKA: At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful typhoon passed close to the Japanese capital.

Typhoon Wipha caused landslides and flooding on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, with several houses destroyed.

In Tokyo, flights were cancelled, bullet train services suspended and schools closed.

Japan Meteorological Agency`s chief forecaster Hiroyuki Uchida said, "It is the strongest typhoon in 10 years to pass the Kanto (Tokyo area) region.”

The storm brought strong winds and record rainfall - 122mm (4.8 inches) in one hour on Wednesday morning - to Izu Oshima Island, which lies some 120km (75 miles) south of Tokyo.

Source: BBC
BDST: 1022 HRS, OCT 16, 2013
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