El tifón Talas provoca once muertos en Japón

05 septiembre 2011 /
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Talas, que azotó al país el sábado, registró vientos de más de 100 km/h, provocando fuertes lluvias que hicieron desbordar ríos y generaron deslizamientos

An iron bridge over the Nachi River is seen damaged by Typhoon Talas in Nachikatsuura town, Wakayama prefecture, central Japan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The powerful typhoon traversed the southern Japanese island of Shikoku and the central part of the main island of Honshu overnight, leaving a trail of heavy rainfall and mudslides in some areas of the country. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
Rescue workers search for missing people amongst a destroyed house caused by floodwaters in Tanabe, Wakayama prefecture, in western Japan on September 4, 2011. Typhoon Talas cut across western Japan late on September 3, leaving at least 17 people dead and 43 missing after heavy rains and fierce winds. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS
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This handout picture taken by Nara prefectural police on September 4, 2011 shows a flooded area in Tanabe city in Wakayama prefecture, western Japan. Typhoon Talas cut across western Japan September 3 leaving at least two people dead and five missing after heavy rains and fierce winds, officials and press reports said. AFP PHOTO / HO / NARA PREFECTURAL POLICE VIA JIJI PRESS
Crew members from a prefectural rescue helicopter help a person isolated by a Typhoon Talas-triggered flood in Nachikatsuura, central Japan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The center of the season's 12th typhoon was moving slowly north across the Sea of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

El tifón Talas dejó 11 muertos y 26 desaparecidos a su paso por el oeste de Japón, informó el domingo la televisión nacional NHK.

Talas, que azotó al país el sábado, registró vientos de más de 100 km/h, provocando fuertes lluvias que hicieron desbordar ríos y generaron deslizamientos de terreno en la isla de Shikoku y la parte oeste de Honshu.

Según la NHK, el tifón provocó once muertos, 26 desaparecidos y 98 heridos. El domingo en la mañana avanzaba hacia el norte por el mar de Japón, según la agencia meteorológica japonesa.