One dead in Tokyo floods

TORRENTIAL rains have lashed Tokyo, killing one person, as a powerful typhoon headed towards Japan's southern mainland.


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The heavy rain was caused by powerful Typhoon Nabi, which was slowly moving north towards Japan's heavily populated main islands.

Packing winds up to 162km/h, Nabi, which means butterfly in Korean, was located near Amamioshima, 1300 kilometres south of Tokyo, early Monday.