another storm swept through honshu eight days ago triggering a small mudslide in a river near the volcano. >>> vongfong continues to make its way through japan causing damage and prompting evacuations. our meteorologist jonathan oh joins us with the details. jonathan? >> yes, we are continuing to monitor vongfong as it moves across japan. i want to point out to you that while this system is very, very large, it is still packing quite a punch. it has been downgraded to a severe tropical storm. but in the process, still bringing lots of rain, because of the moisture coming in from the southern end of the system. and as we go throughout the overnight period monday night into tuesday, this system is expected to clear, at least in terms of the center of circulation, off of honshu and off of japan as we go throughout the day tuesday. but, the wraparound moisture will still be bringing rain and some windy conditions, at least for the morning hours. i want to give you the perspective of how much rain fell during a 48-hour period as vongfong moved through the area in parts of kyushu, 521 millimete

one part of shizuoka prefecture on honshu reported nearly 400 millimeters of rain in 24 hours. that's nearly twice the average for the whole month of october. >> translator: many homes in this district have been flooded. >> in the city of yokohama near tokyo three people were trapped when a buddhist temple collapsed. two of them escaped. but police say one person may still be inside. search crews looking for victims of the eruption on mount ontake had to suspend their work. officials with the meteorological agency warned of mudslides and rising water in nearby rivers. >>> formula one driver jules bianchi is in critical condition. the french racer was in an accident on sunday at the japanese grand prix. the circuit was wet with rain, as the typhoon approached central japan. bianchi was driving for uk-based marusha and lost control. he ran into the back of a recovery tractor at turn seven, a left curve on the suzuka circuit. the tractor was there retrieving another car that had spun and hit the tire barrier one lap earlier. bianchi was taken to a nearby hospital. he remains uncon

over subsequent runs, it will drift further north and right over the central part of honshu. now a couple of things that spring to mind, first of all is where we've had the eruption there. we could see vast ash and mudslides developing there. we've got the gran grand prix, and that is sounds likely to experience some heavy rain as the race goes on. maybe not the heaviest of the rain because that will come up later in the day but they're looking at the situation to get through monday right across tokyo. the system does move away, and then it will begin to quiet do down. >> there have are been tests in nictests in nicker nicaragua over a fishing canal. the chinese company is due to start building in december. many protesters carried banners are anti-china slowing began slogans. >>> the police have been asked to find students who vanished last week. they have called for a federal investigation. from mexico city we have more. >> reporter: it took more than a week of pleading and begging by these desperate parents before officials from the federal government would see them. but th

honshu enl come passed through the course of monday, it will clear through for tuesday. >> much moreo come on the al jazeera news hour. the latest from hong kong where protesters are still on the streets despite a looming deadline for them to leave. volunteers in russia are searching former battlefields for fallen soldiers. women explain why. also, coming up in sport, how qatar is attempting to become one of the biggest global names in horse racing. >>> whoever controls this area controls the delivery of supplies to the rebels. and in their defense unit here is in rebel hands. rights group say opposition fighters retook parts of the area. the government assault didn't here foreign fighters backed by government soldiers, within a few hours, the government was in charge in half the district. the opposition fought back. >> some of the soldiers and his mersnaries have been killed and others arrested and we are now chasing them in areas where they are holed up. >> the fragmented nature of the opposition, fighting on various fronts, is now being pushed further away by government forces. co

it's going to be pushing this thing across the entire island, honshu anyway, headed up to the northeast in about 36 hours' time. i think again the main threat here will be the rain, the ongoing rain as again most of what you're seeing here is high terrain. that is going to be an issue for the potential of flooding and mudslides and landslides over the next 24 to 48 hours. this is huthu, the other tropical cyclone that we were covering of course in the bay of bengal. it's weakening. the rain still ongoing here. but the wind as it roared ashore was quite something here. 215-kilometer per-hour winds. show you some of the scenes. this is video coming out of visakhapatnam, but we just got fed in video of the area and i must say the damage is devastating. vehicles overturned here. but the airport, some of the terminals are gone. they're just not there anymore. as a result of this storm here. so incredible damage ongoing over the last 24 hours across andrapradesh in visakhapatnam. wind gusts of 192 kilometers per hour. category 3 storm that would be the equivalent in the the atlantic. main rai

if it does so then it's going to have a greater impact across honshu.re it is at the moment coming across waters at 31 degrees and very warm waters indeed but further north the water is cool and the winds will begin to ease a little bit and what we are expecting so in that case we are expecting the winds the ease slightly across japan and see some torrential rain and it will effect the grand prix and we will find we have real problems as far as flooding is concerned and also with the ash that could be ash washed away stere so difficult and dangerous storm. >> thank you very much richard. and still ahead on the al jazeera news hour aid group step up food handouts in ebola hit west africa plus. ♪ for 90 years it was hidden in an attic and rare footage of the 1924 world series has been discovered and more on that with jill for sports and stay with us we will be back after the break. welcome back, you are watching the al jazeera news hour and reminder of the top stories and the prime minister tony abbot announced his military will join the u.s.-led coalitio