Iran press/ Asia: Self-Defense Forces, police and firefighters were carrying out operations, with 14 people missing and at least 100 injured.
At a disaster task force meeting, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will do its utmost to support those affected by the typhoon and its after-effects, adding it will set up an interagency team to improve shelters and help evacuees find places to live, Kyodo News reported.
As of noon, about 38,000 people in 17 prefectures had evacuated their homes, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
"There are concerns that the impact on lives and economic activities may persist," Abe said. "We will respond as best we can as we continue to think about those who are suffering."
He instructed Cabinet ministers to ensure infrastructure such as electricity and water systems is quickly restored -- as numerous areas were without these -- and to supply food, water, and other materials without awaiting requests from local authorities.
In a separate meeting, Defense Minister Taro Kono told senior officials to ensure the SDF makes its best efforts in responding to the disaster.
The season's 19th typhoon dumped record rainfall which led to rivers bursting their banks, flooding residential districts and triggering landslides in 11 prefectures. Evacuees who could not return home continued to shelter in sites such as local schools.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism said 21 rivers in Nagano, Fukushima, Ibaraki and three other prefectures had flooded.
In the central Japan city of Nagano, workers used more than 20 pumping vehicles to help assess damage to the drainage system caused when the Chikuma River's embankment collapsed.
In New York on Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres extended his deep condolences to the families of victims, as well as the government and people of Japan, while wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
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