Extreme Flooding, Dramatic Rescues in Japan

A resident is rescued by a Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) helicopter over a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa River, after typhoon Etau struck, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, Sept. 10, 2015.

Evacuees from typhoon Etau receive food supplies at Ishige Sports Park, which has become an evacuation center, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Sept. 10, 2015.

People walk through a flooded street in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Sept. 10, 2015.

Typhoon Etau caused a break in a Kinugawa River dike, flooding a residential area, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Sept. 10, 2015.

A man wades through a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Sept. 10, 2015.