NAGANO, Japan—Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Oct. 13 to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history.
At least 30 people were killed in the typhoon that left vast sections of towns under water, public broadcaster NHK said. Another 15 were missing and 177 injured by Typhoon Hagibis, which paralyzed Tokyo on Oct. 12 and dumped record levels of rain around Japan. About 100,000 homes were left without power.
