Japan has evacuated about 100,000 people from their homes, after rare torrential rains unleashed floods. Some people are reported to be missing. A further 800,000 people across eastern Japan have been advised to evacuate after officials issued predawn warnings of unusually harsh rainfall. Japanese military helicopters plucked dozens of residents from the tops of their home. Some areas received double the usual September rainfall within 48 hours after tropical storm Etau swept across the central part of Japan’s main island of Honshu.

Typhoon Etau, which made landfall in Japan, had moved out into the Sea of Japan, but continued to dump heavy rain on many parts of the country. Etau also caused widespread disruption to rail transport in the east and northeast of the country. The meteorological agency warned that heavy rain would continue in the northeast, including Fukushima prefecture.

What Is the Difference Between a Cyclone, Typhoon, and Hurricane?

Hurrucane, Cyclone, and Typhoon are all the same. But they just use distinctive terms for a storm in different parts of the world. Hurricane is used in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, central and northeast Pacific. They are typhoons in the northwest Pacific. In the Bay of Bengal and the Arabia Sea, they are called cyclones.