Typhoon Hagibis killed 58 people in Japan, resulting in waste from the Fukushima nuclear accident

The death toll from the typhoon Hagibis in Japan has risen to 58, as confirmed Monday the authorities of the Asian country, who said that 14 people are still missing.

Official sources quoted by the Japanese TV channel NHK said that in some affected areas, the total precipitation recorded each year decreased in two days.

Authorities are conducting rescue operations in many parts of the country after landslides and floods. The rains also caused the collapse of a bridge, resulting in the suspension of rail service in the region.

The Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism reported that torrential rains caused the overflow of 37 rivers in the north-eastern prefectures affected.

According to the EFE agency, the powerful typhoon has resulted in several bags of radioactive waste collected during decontamination work related to the Fukushima nuclear accident in a nearby river.

according to The Asahi newspaper, the trailed bags, the number of which was not specified, was one of 2,667 bags containing herbs, branches, soil and other contaminated materials collected during the decontamination of Arable land located close to the factory and stored in the Miyakojimachi Municipal District of Tamura (northeast).