Deadly typhoon strikes Japan

Rescue workers look for survivors as they stand on the rubble of a house buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Oshima on Izu Oshima island, about 75 miles south of Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 16, 2013.

A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.

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People walk against strong wind and rain in Tokyo, Oct. 16, 2013.

A house and an electric pole smashed by large rocks from a collapsed slope caused by heavy rain in Kamakura, suburban Tokyo, Oct. 16, 2013.

A woman walks against strong wind and rain in Tokyo, Oct. 16, 2013.

Rescue workers look for survivors as they stand on the rubble of a house buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Oshima on Izu Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.

Rescue workers carry the body of a landslide victim after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.

Landslide buried houses, caused by heavy rain of typhoon Wipha at Oshima island, while rescue workers search for survivors, Oct.16, 2013.

A woman looks at the aftermath of landslides in the rubble of smashed houses in Oshima after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.

Local residents watch rescue workers searching for survivors after a landslide buried houses caused by heavy rain from typhoon Wipha at Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.

This aerial view shows houses buried by a landslide after heavy rain brought on by typhoon Wipha at Oshima island, 120km south of Tokyo, Oct. 16, 2013.

Japan's Ground Self Defense Force soldiers remove debris to search for survivors after a landslide buried houses caused by heavy rain of typhoon Wipha at Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.

Several houses in a residential area in Oshima are covered by debris from mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.

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, Oct. 16, 2013.

Firefighters stand on rocks fallen from a cliff over a garage and a road in a residential area in Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, after a powerful typhoon hit Japan's metropolitan area, Oct. 16, 2013.

A man stands by the rubble of houses in Oshima that were totally shattered by landslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.

A firefighter walks over rocks fallen from a cliff over a garage and a road in a residential area in Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, after a powerful typhoon hit Japan's metropolitan area, Oct. 16, 2013.

Houses in a residential area in Oshima are buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, Oct. 16, 2013.