After Typhoon Etau smashed into Japan, heavy rains, rivers overflow & hundreds of tonnes of radiation contaminated water flow into ocean from crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued special warnings for Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures, north of Tokyo, urging vigilance against mudslides and flooding.
Parts of central Tochigi have seen almost 60 centimetres of rain since Monday evening.
More than a dozen people were injured, including a 77-year-old woman who broke her leg after falling in strong winds, local reports said.