This Monday, a powerful typhoon tore into Japan, leaving much destruction in its path. The storm was centered around the city Sendai, which lies only 350 kilometers north of Tokyo. The popular tourist destination, Kyoto, was partially flooded, and around 260,000 civilians were forced to evacuate the premises. Typhoon Man-yi brought winds of 162 kilometers per hour, and dropped a teeming amount of rain upon Japan, leaving one reported death, several missing, and dozens injured. Mudslides raged through some towns, completely demolishing certain houses. Luckily, most occupants had been evacuated. The enormous amount of rainfall caused a nuclear power plant to pump the water out of the plant immediately as to not mix the water with possible radioactive leaks. The rescue service did a good job at preventing much death, and although there was some destruction, this disaster was mostly avoided as far as lives go.

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