Japan's coast guard on Wednesday found five more bodies from an Indonesian cargo ship that ran aground during a powerful typhoon that has hammered Japan, raising the death toll from the storm to at least 28. At least 15 others were missing. Public broadcaster NHK said 718 people had been injured, while police put the number at 498. The tropical storm, which was downgraded Wednesday from a typhoon after losing some of its devastating force, was centered at the northern tip of Hokkaido island and headed northwest with sustained winds of up to 108 kilometers (67 miles) per hour. As much as 20 centimeters (eight inches) of rain was forecast for Hokkaido and other areas of northern Japan through Wednesday evening, the Meteorological Agency said. The typhoon carved a path of destruction Tuesday along the country's western coast, leaving about 1.6 million households without power, demolishing 27 homes and flooding 1,458 buildings, Japanese media said. Officials advised 20,000 households to evacuate, Kyodo News reported. Power was restored to many homes by Wednesday, although about 390,000 homes were still without electricity, authorities and utilities said. The storm has killed 28 people, while 15 were missing, Kyodo News reported.
