A woman cross the Nachigawa river by a rope in Nachikatsuuracho, Wakayama Prefecure on Sept. 5, 2011 when Typhoon No. 12 swept over the southern Kii Peninsula. The powerful typhoon left 42 dead and 51 missing. Another natural disaster has struck the country about six months after the Great East Japan Earthquake. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )