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A woman walks in heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. Typhoon Etau made landfall in central Japan on Wednesday morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rains as authorities warned of possible landslides and flooding, local media reported. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)

A woman walks in heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. Typhoon Etau made landfall in central Japan on Wednesday morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rains as authorities warned of possible landslides and flooding, local media reported. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)



A woman holding an umbrella walks as heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau falls in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)

A woman holding an umbrella walks as heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau falls in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)



A man holding onto an umbrella as he cycles in heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)

A man holding onto an umbrella as he cycles in heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)



A woman, with her shoes covered, walks in heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)

A woman, with her shoes covered, walks in heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Reuters)



Protesters holding umbrellas gather at a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bill and his administration, during heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau, in Tokyo September 9, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Protesters holding umbrellas gather at a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bill and his administration, during heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau, in Tokyo September 9, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A businessman holding an umbrella walks as heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau falls in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. Typhoon Etau made landfall in central Japan on Wednesday morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rains as authorities warned of possible landslides and flooding, local media reported. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A businessman holding an umbrella walks as heavy rain caused by typhoon Etau falls in Tokyo's business district September 9, 2015. Typhoon Etau made landfall in central Japan on Wednesday morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rains as authorities warned of possible landslides and flooding, local media reported. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man wades through a local shopping area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. One person was missing on Thursday as 90,000 people were ordered to evacuate after rivers burst their banks in cities north of Tokyo following days of heavy rain pummelling Japan, according to local media. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man wades through a local shopping area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. One person was missing on Thursday as 90,000 people were ordered to evacuate after rivers burst their banks in cities north of Tokyo following days of heavy rain pummelling Japan, according to local media. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



Cars travel through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Cars travel through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man wades through a local shopping area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man wades through a local shopping area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man stands on the balcony of a house at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man stands on the balcony of a house at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man wades through floodwaters from the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man wades through floodwaters from the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A family wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A family wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



People look out from a house at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

People look out from a house at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



Residents are rescued by police officers at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Residents are rescued by police officers at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



Houses are pictured amid flood waters at a residential area inundated by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Houses are pictured amid flood waters at a residential area inundated by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



People look at flood waters from the Kinugawa river (R) caused by typhoon Etau at a residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

People look at flood waters from the Kinugawa river (R) caused by typhoon Etau at a residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A resident (L) is rescued by a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) helicopter at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A resident (L) is rescued by a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) helicopter at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A resident (L) is rescued by a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) helicopter at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A resident (L) is rescued by a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) helicopter at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A woman holding her pet dog wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A woman holding her pet dog wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A view of flood waters from the Kinugawa river (R) caused by typhoon Etau at a residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A view of flood waters from the Kinugawa river (R) caused by typhoon Etau at a residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man wades through a local shopping area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man wades through a local shopping area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A mother (L) and her daughter are carried by Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) members after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as a evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A mother (L) and her daughter are carried by Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) members after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as a evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. Japan evacuated about 100,000 people from their homes on Thursday, after rare torrential rains unleashed floods that left at least two people missing and stranded many more when rivers surged over their banks. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A woman is carried by a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) member after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as a evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A woman is carried by a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) member after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as a evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A woman (2nd L) walks with a rescue worker after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A woman (2nd L) walks with a rescue worker after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A woman talks with a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) member after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A woman talks with a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) member after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



Men look at the flooded Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Men look at the flooded Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A man looks at floodwaters at a break in the dike of the Kinugawa river (R) at a residential area flooded by the river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A man looks at floodwaters at a break in the dike of the Kinugawa river (R) at a residential area flooded by the river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A woman holding her pet dog wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

A woman holding her pet dog wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A resident is rescued by a member (bottom) of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) as they are lifted by a helicopter over a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015, in this handout photograph taken and released byJoint Staff of the Defence Ministry of Japan. (Photo by Reuters/Joint Staff of the Defence Ministry of Japan)

A resident is rescued by a member (bottom) of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) as they are lifted by a helicopter over a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015, in this handout photograph taken and released byJoint Staff of the Defence Ministry of Japan. Unprecedented rain in Japan unleashed heavy floods on Friday that tore houses from their foundations, uprooted trees and forced more than 100,000 people from their homes. (Photo by Reuters/Joint Staff of the Defence Ministry of Japan)



An elderly woman is carried by an ambulance worker after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

An elderly woman is carried by an ambulance worker after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



Evacuees are escorted by rescue workers after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Evacuees are escorted by rescue workers after being rescued by a helicopter from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, upon their arrival at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



Evacuees from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, take a rest at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Evacuees from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, take a rest at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



An evacuee from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, uses a tablet computer at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

An evacuee from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, uses a tablet computer at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



An evacuee from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, uses her mobile phone at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

An evacuee from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, uses her mobile phone at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



Evacuees from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, receive food supply at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Evacuees from an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, receive food supply at Ishige Sports Park acting as an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)



A woman is rescued by police officers at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. Japan's weather agency extended its emergency warnings from the Tochigi Prefecture to Ibaraki, after severe rainfall caused floods and landslides on Thursday in eastern Japan, according to local media. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

A woman is rescued by police officers at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. Japan's weather agency extended its emergency warnings from the Tochigi Prefecture to Ibaraki, after severe rainfall caused floods and landslides on Thursday in eastern Japan, according to local media. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



Police officers wade through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

Police officers wade through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



Local residents react as they look at damaged houses and the flooded Kurokawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Kanuma, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

Local residents react as they look at damaged houses and the flooded Kurokawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Kanuma, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



An aerial view shows residential areas flooded by the Kinugawa river (top), caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

An aerial view shows residential areas flooded by the Kinugawa river (top), caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



People are rescued from vehicles by firefighters at an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

People are rescued from vehicles by firefighters at an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



Residents are seen as they wait for rescue helicopters at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

Residents are seen as they wait for rescue helicopters at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



People wait for rescue on the roofs of cars as they are stranded on a road flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

People wait for rescue on the roofs of cars as they are stranded on a road flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



A man (2nd L) is rescued by firefighters at an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

A man (2nd L) is rescued by firefighters at an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



People wait for rescue on the roof of a car (L) and beside a utility pole at an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

People wait for rescue on the roof of a car (L) and beside a utility pole at an area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



A man holding a tray of belongings wades through a road at an area flooded by the Omoigawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Oyama, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)

A man holding a tray of belongings wades through a road at an area flooded by the Omoigawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Oyama, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 10, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Kyodo News)



Houses are flooded due to heavy rain in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. Heavy rain is pummeling Japan for a second straight day, overflowing rivers and causing landslides and localized flooding in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

Houses are flooded due to heavy rain in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. Heavy rain is pummeling Japan for a second straight day, overflowing rivers and causing landslides and localized flooding in the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



A woman clean dirt and debris caused by a flooding in Kanuma, Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

A woman clean dirt and debris caused by a flooding in Kanuma, Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



In this photo taken from video provided by Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) television network, a man, right, stands stranded in the middle of raging floodwaters before being rescued by a military helicopter in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by TBS TV via AP Photo)

In this photo taken from video provided by Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) television network, a man, right, stands stranded in the middle of raging floodwaters before being rescued by a military helicopter in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Thursday, September 10, 2015. Raging floodwaters broke through a berm Thursday and swamped the city near Tokyo, washing away houses, forcing dozens of people to rooftops to await helicopter rescues and leaving one man clinging for his life to a utility pole. (Photo by TBS TV via AP Photo)



A resident is rescued from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

A resident is rescued from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



Flood evacuees receive hot meals at the City Hall in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, September 10, 2015. Raging floodwaters broke through a flood berm Thursday and swamped the city north of Tokyo, washing away houses, forcing dozens of people to rooftops to await helicopter rescues. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)

Flood evacuees receive hot meals at the City Hall in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, September 10, 2015. Raging floodwaters broke through a flood berm Thursday and swamped the city north of Tokyo, washing away houses, forcing dozens of people to rooftops to await helicopter rescues. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)



People rescued by a helicopter are brought to an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. Search and rescue of residents stranded and missing resumed Friday, a day after raging floodwaters broke through an embankment and swamped the city, washing away houses and forcing dozens of people to rooftops. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)

People rescued by a helicopter are brought to an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. Search and rescue of residents stranded and missing resumed Friday, a day after raging floodwaters broke through an embankment and swamped the city, washing away houses and forcing dozens of people to rooftops. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)



Residents holding dogs wait for help, sitting on the roof of their house in the flooded city of  Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

Residents holding dogs wait for help, sitting on the roof of their house in the flooded city of Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



Vehicles of the Ground Self-Defense Force and firefighters are parked at a partially submerged road during a rescue operation in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. Rescue workers searched through the flooded city on Friday, hunting for missing people a day after raging floodwaters broke through an embankment and washed away houses and forced dozens of people to rooftops. (Photo by Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP Photo)

Vehicles of the Ground Self-Defense Force and firefighters are parked at a partially submerged road during a rescue operation in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. Rescue workers searched through the flooded city on Friday, hunting for missing people a day after raging floodwaters broke through an embankment and washed away houses and forced dozens of people to rooftops. In Joso city, dozens of residents were airlifted by military helicopters after waiting overnight. (Photo by Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP Photo)



A stranded resident is airlifted by a helicopter during a rescue operation in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. (Photo by Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP Photo)

A stranded resident is airlifted by a helicopter during a rescue operation in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. (Photo by Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP Photo)



A man rescued by a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter on a stretcher arrives at an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)

A man rescued by a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter on a stretcher arrives at an evacuation center in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, Friday, September 11, 2015. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)



Residents and dogs wait for rescuers as the house is submerged in water flooded from a river in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

Residents and dogs wait for rescuers as the house is submerged in water flooded from a river in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



A resident is rescued from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

A resident is rescued from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



Residents are rescued by boat  from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

Residents are rescued by boat from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



People wait for help as the vehicles are submerged in flooding in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

People wait for help as the vehicles are submerged in flooding in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



A resident is rescued from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

A resident is rescued from a flooded residential area in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



A building of an open-air spa, right, that belongs to Kinugawa Plaza Hotel, falls into the rapid stream of the Kinugawa River swollen by heavy rainfall in Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)

A building of an open-air spa, right, that belongs to Kinugawa Plaza Hotel, falls into the rapid stream of the Kinugawa River swollen by heavy rainfall in Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)



People walk through a flooded street in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, September 10, 2015. Raging floodwaters broke through a flood berm Thursday and swamped the city north of Tokyo, washing away houses, forcing dozens of people to rooftops to await helicopter rescues. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)

People walk through a flooded street in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, September 10, 2015. Raging floodwaters broke through a flood berm Thursday and swamped the city north of Tokyo, washing away houses, forcing dozens of people to rooftops to await helicopter rescues. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)



Vehicles drive through a flooded street in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)

Vehicles drive through a flooded street in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, September 10, 2015. (Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Photo)



Young boys sit of their bicycles in a street flooded due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in a residential area of Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, Japan, 10 September 2015. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)

Young boys sit of their bicycles in a street flooded due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in a residential area of Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, Japan, 10 September 2015. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)



A young boy pushes a bicycle in a street flooded due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in a residential area of Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, Japan, 10 September 2015. According to local media reports, one person was feared dead and another missing and some 150,000 residents were ordered to evacuate their homes as flooding and mudslides hit eastern Japan. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)

A young boy pushes a bicycle in a street flooded due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in a residential area of Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, Japan, 10 September 2015. According to local media reports, one person was feared dead and another missing and some 150,000 residents were ordered to evacuate their homes as flooding and mudslides hit eastern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency was warning of further mudslides and swollen rivers in eastern and north-eastern Japan with heavy rain pounding the region even after Typhoon Etau weakened into an extratropical depression. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)



A man walks in a street flooded due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, Japan, 10 September 2015. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)

A man walks in a street flooded due to heavy rain generated by typhoon Etau in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, Japan, 10 September 2015. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)
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