Tokyo (dpa) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said on Friday that the government plans to appropriate sufficient money for relief and reconstruction measures from its reserve funds following the worst typhoon to hit the nation in 25 years.
"We will have to consider compiling a supplementary budget if expenses surpass the reserves by any means,'' he said at a Tokyo press conference.
Typhoon Togake hit Japan Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and leaving 20 others missing, authorities said Friday.
Many of the casualties were buried in landslides. Nearly 2,000 houses were damaged.
Tokage, which means lizard in Japanese, was the 10th typhoon to hit Japan this year, shattering the 1990 record of six.
A total of 170 people have died in this year's typhoon season, and 33 others are still missing, according to Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency. dpa ck jh