Tokyo: A fierce typhoon hit western Japan on Tuesday due to which thousands of people were stranded and the death toll rose to 42, which only increased the misery on a nation which was slowly recovering from the earthquake and tsunami.
Torrential rain brought by powerful Typhoon Talas, which made landfall Saturday and was the deadliest in seven years, caused rivers to swell and triggered floods and landslides that swept away buildings, homes and roads.
