Japan: 90% of homes flooded by Typhoon Hagibis don't qualify for aid www.upi.com

Residents assess damage from Typhoon Hagibis in Nagano, Japan, on October 14.
Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA-EFEOct. 24 (UPI) -- Ninety percent of the tens of thousands of Japanese homes flooded by Typhoon Hagibis this month are not eligible for government recovery aid, officials say.
It was one of the most powerful storms to hit Japan in years.
Nearly 70,000 homes received significant flood damage, but government officials said Wednesday most are ineligible for recovery assistance under current law.
Some victims are now bracing for another storm -- Typhoon Bualoi, which is heading toward Hagibis-battered Honshu Island.