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Japan:Flood:2008/08/29

Duration	2008/08/29	Fierce rains lashed central Japan early Friday, killing one woman, inundating vast stretches of rural and residential areas, and prompting authorities to order tens of thousands from their homes. One man was seriously injured.
Country or District	Japan
Name	Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency
Death: 2 people Injulying: 3 people Missing: 0 people	Fully damaged: 1house Halfly damaged:1 house Partly damaged: 12 houses Above the floor level flood: 1510houses Below the floor level flood: 5654 houses Mud and rock slide: 143 places
Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency
Death: 1 people Injulying: 2 people Missing: 1 people	Fully damaged: 1house Halfly damaged:1 house Partly damaged: 11 houses Above the floor level flood: 880 houses Below the floor level flood: 2746 houses Mud and rock slide: 93 places

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Report/Articles Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency Disaster report of the heavy rains on August 28, 2008 NO.8 (PDF file, Japanese only) Report of Fire and Disaster Management Agency Disaster report of the heavy rains on August 28, 2008 NO.5 (PDF file, Japanese only) CNN.com 2008/08/29 Deadly flooding forces evacuation in Japan

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