2009年10月8日木曜日

Typhoon kills 2, injures 46 in Japan

Typhoon Melor has killed 2 people and injured 46 others in Japan.

In Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, a 69-year-old man died after being hit by a branch that measured 14 meters, which snapped off in the strong wind.

In Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, a newspaper deliveryman died after his motorcycle hit a fallen tree on the street.

In Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, a farmer was seriously injured after being blown off the top of a greenhouse by a powerful gust as he was trying to repair it.

A total of 46 people were injured in 17 prefectures across Japan.

Residents of 64 households in Nara and Mie Prefectures were told to evacuate. Evacuation advisories were issued for an additional 1,000 households in 6 prefectures.

More than 2,400 people in 19 prefectures voluntarily evacuated to shelters.

The typhoon damaged 64 houses, and flooded more than 420 buildings.

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