Luke 21:25,26 NLT “And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.”
Rescuers in Japan have been working around the clock to find survivors of Typhoon Wipha, which has killed at least 18 people according to official reports.
The typhoon triggered landslides and storms Wednesday that left almost 40 people missing on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo. The typhoon closed schools and shut down airports in the capital city.
Rescuers were teaming with police officers to dig through piles of mud, collapsed houses and other debris looking for survivors or bodies.
“I’d like to offer an apology because some people could have been saved if the town had issued an evacuation advisory or order,” the mayor of the island, Masafumi Kawashima, said according to the BBC.
The heavily damaged Fukushima nuclear plant reported increased radiation levels because of damage from the typhoon. Contaminated soil flowed into a ditch leading to the sea and one the tanks storing radioactive ground water overflowed.
