Both China and Japan have been hit by heavy rainfall, damaging infrastructure and killing dozens. The death toll recently climbed to 39 with seven still missing.

Typhoon Matmo formed in the ocean near the Philippines and moved upward over Taiwan and Eastern China in late July before swinging up toward South Korea and causing rainstorms in Japan, according to The Weather Channel.

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Bloomberg News also noted the rainfall at a record-breaking 204mm in Hiroshima.

Houses were toppled and rivers spilled over in the Hiroshima area. The city government ordered residents to evacuate, and hundreds of troops were called in for rescue efforts.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been on vacation but cut it short to return to Tokyo to discuss rescue and relief efforts. Abe offered his condolences in a statement and said he is dedicated to solving the problem.

"There is damage on a large scale and there may be more rainfall, so I ordered the government to work together on a response," he said.

Disaster Management Minister Keiji Furuya said nearly 600 troops were sent to the area, according to Jiji News. Furuya hopes to travel to Hiroshima when circumstances permit him to do so.

Typhoon Matmo devastated China as well in July. Eight thousand military personnel were readied in Taiwan and 67 flights to and from airports in Taiwan were canceled.

Matmo weakened from a Category 2 to a Category 1 once it arrived in mainland China in late July. However, it still hit with over 200mm of rainfall in some areas and pervasive flooding, totaling economic losses of US$547 million (CNY3.37 billion), India Times reports.

At least 13 people in China were killed from the destruction cause by Matmo, with nine deaths reported in the Jiangxi province and four reported in the Guangdong province, the Chinese Ministry said in a statement.

Roughly 5,400 tourists evacuated Taiwan, and one person in Taiwan has been reported dead, according to Yahoo News.

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