TOKYO - Rescuers in Japan worked around the clock Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful weekend typhoon that killed more than 70 people and caused widespread destruction.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was no plan to slow rescue operations that involved around 110,000 police, coast guard, firefighters and military troops."Where rivers flooded, work is ongoing to fix spots where banks broke, and water is being pumped out where floods occurred." His office said more than 3,000 people were rescued in the wake of the disaster, which affected 36 of the country's 47 prefectures.
The royal couple"expressed their sincere condolences for those who lost their lives... and heartily hope that those who are unaccounted for will be found as soon as possible," the official said. Deaths were reported across many prefectures and included a man whose apartment was flooded, a municipal worker whose car was caught in rising waters and at least seven crew aboard a cargo ship that sank in Tokyo bay on Saturday night.Tens of thousands of people were in government shelters, with many unsure when they would be able to return home.
"Shelters are supposed to be set up for the purpose of protecting lives of affected people," the prime minister said. "Residents must be worried about the environment, but there are no reports that the bags were broken, so there will be nothing to worry about once they have been recovered safely," he said.
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