Typhoon Noru moves northward along coast, causes river flooding

Typhoon Noru moved northeast out to sea off Japan's main island of Honshu and proceeded slowly northward along the coast Tuesday, with strong winds and heavy rain causing river flooding and a number of injuries.The typhoon caused two deaths in southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture and 44 injuries across the country over a period of several days as it traveled along the Japanese archipelago, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.It made landfall in Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan on Monday afternoon and traveled through the Kinki and Hokuriku regions before moving out into the Sea …READ FULL ARTICLE