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Japan:Typhoon:2003/08/08

Duration	2003/08/08	On 8 August 2003 Typhoon hit the Japan. Typhoon has reportedly killed people in Kochi. Many people are evacuated in Japan.
Country or District	Japan
Name	Typhoon

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Situation Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Japan (as of August 11)
10 Dead 10 Missing 18 Seriously Injured 72 Slightly injured	Totally collapsed - 9 houses Half collapsed - 14 houses Inundated above floor - 367 houses
BBC news 2003/08/11
Dead: at least 7 people Missing: at least 10 people Injured: 79 people	Flooded: more than 700 homes

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Report/Articles Situation Report by Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Japan Situation Report on the damage caused by Typhoon (as of August 11) (Japanese only) BBC news 2003/08/11 A typhoon sweeping across Japan has left at least seven dead and at least 10 people missing. Yahoo News 2003/08/09 Tropical storm Etau leaves four deaths, eleven missing, and 77 injuries in Japan. asahi.com (Japanese) 2003/08/08 Destroyed 10 houses, landslides or damaged rode 80 Yahoo! Japan news 2003/08/08 Killed people in Kochi, Okayama and Mie.

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