9 killed, 9 missing as typhoon hits Japan
09:54, 10 August 2009
ASTANA. August 10. KAZINFORM At least nine people were killed and nine others missing Monday in western Japan after Typhoon Etau slammed into the country bringing heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides, Kazinform refers to Trend News.
The typhoon left eight people dead in Hyogo prefecture, police official Shigekazu Kamenobu said. He could not provide details but said many were caught in raging waters.
Nine others were missing in Hyogo, in the western part of Japan's main island, police said. About 2,200 people were evacuated from homes and stayed at public schools there.
A woman was also found dead in her house that was destroyed by a landslide in neighboring Okayama prefecture, police official Wataru Yamamoto said.
Japan's Meteorological Agency warned of heavy precipitation and landslides in eastern Japan as Etau heads north, Kazinform cites Trend News. See www.news-en.trend.az for full version.