Trucks and buses are submerged in a river flood after deadly Typhoon Tokage brought heavy rain to the western Japanese city of Maizuru Japan October 21, 2004. Rescuers across Japan were searching for survivors on Thursday after Japan's deadliest typhoon in a decade triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 48 and left 33 missing, local reports said. (Reuters)Residents stranded in their flooded home await rescue on their balcony October 21, 2004 after Typhoon Tokage brought heavy rain to the western Japanese city of Toyooka, Japan. Rescuers across Japan were searching for survivors on Thursday after Japan's deadliest typhoon in a decade triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 31 people and left 39 missing.(Reuters)