Typhoon Wipha swept up the east coast of Japan on Wednesday brushing past Tokyo and skirting the Fukushima nuclear power plant, but causing devastation on the island of Izu Oshima where the typhoon triggered landslides and flooding that killed at least 17 people on Wednesday.

50 people are still unaccounted for as teams search through the wreckage of collapsed and buried homes in the mudslides that occurred on the island south of Japan’s capitol of Tokyo.

Workers worked to button up the Fukushima power plant securing machinery, and after the typhoon swept through, drained accumulated rainwater from the holding tanks in an effort to stem the leakage of radioactive water into the Pacific. This is the second time that the Fukushima plant has had to deal with typohoons since its devastation during the quake and ensuing tsunami that struck the area in 2011.

Tokyo was largly spared from the effects of the typhoon, but flights were cancelled and the morning commute was disrupted as trains were halted. Schools and offices were also closed due to the storm.

Two young boys still remain missing after they were last seen playing on a beach in the area. Also, a woman was swept away by a river swollen from the fierce storm in western Tokyo.

The typhoon has been downgraded to a tropical deppression as it continues north up the eastern coast of the island country.