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TOKYO-A typhoon pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least one man and prompting a flood warning, while snarled transport and power cuts affected thousands.The typhoon, the biggest to hit Tokyo since October 2002, brought down record rainfall in many parts of the capital, but by late morning it had weakened to a tropical storm.Rescue workers searched for homeless people swept away by a swollen Tama river as they slept in shacks along its banks in western Tokyo.Many were winched to safety by helicopters, although local officials said they were not sure how many others had been living along the river bank. Kyodo news agency said a total of 29 people were rescued.By noon, the worst of Typhoon Fitow, whose name means "beautiful fragrant flower" in a Micronesian language, had passed to the north of Tokyo. The flood warning for the Tama river was lifted and train service in the capital had mostly returned to normal.The eye of the storm was near the city of Yonezawa in northern Yamagata prefecture, some 230 km (140 miles) north of the capital, bringing with it winds gusting to 108 km (67 miles) an hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.It was heading north-northeast at 35 km (22 miles) a hour...To read more go to:
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