In pictures: Typhoon Wipha hits Japan

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Rescue workers look for survivors as they stand on the rubble of a house buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island on 16 October 2013
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Several people have been killed on the Japanese island of Izu Oshima, after Typhoon Wipha brought strong winds and torrential rain.

A woman reacts in front of collapsed houses following a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo 16 October 2013
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The storm brought record rainfall - 122mm (4.8 inches) in one hour - on Wednesday morning.

Houses in a residential area in Oshima are buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island on 16 October 2013
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The rain caused landslides that buried a number of houses on the island, which lies to the south of the capital, Tokyo.

Several houses in a residential area are covered by debris from mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island on 16 October 2013
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Some of those who died were killed when their houses collapsed or were buried.

Rescue workers recover the body of a victim from a site that was damaged by a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo, 16 October 2013
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Rescue workers were still trying to locate about 50 people unaccounted for in the wake of the storm.

Landslide survivors offer prayers as the body of a victim is carried by rescue workers in the rubble of houses in Oshima damaged by landslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, about 120km (75 miles) south of Tokyo, 16 October 2013
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Those who survived the landslide prayed for those who perished under the rubble.

People walk against strong wind and rain in Tokyo on 16 October 2013
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Further north in the capital, the storm led to train services and flights being cancelled and many schools closed.