On izu oshima. Nhk worlds michio kijima reports. Reporter emergency teams encountered a ravaged landscape when they began their work on izu oshima. Mud had coated fields and roads. Twisted bits of trees were strewn here and there. Homes were wrecked. Rescuers found one woman trapped in the debris. They managed to get her out safely. Typhoon wipha bore down on izu oshima overnight. Fierce winds lashed the island. Record rainfall soaked it. More than 800 millimeters of rain fell in 24 hours. More than double the Monthly Average and the worst downpour since data became available 75 years ago. Local police and firefighters say all that rain caused the river to break its banks triggering deadly mudslides that swallowed homes. Translator the water knocked down my door and fridge. It was a total mess. Translator there was massive flood. I realized that the house that was supposed to be standing there had disappeared. I thought i must be dreaming. It couldnt be true. Reporter typhoon wipha lit
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HARIPUR: A couple was shot dead in a remote Mohri Pir Bux village in the limits of Kotnajibullah Union Council, police officials said on Tuesday.The officials of the Kotnajibullah Police Station.