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Typhoon Phanfone leaves 4 dead, 5 missing

音声ダウンロード

A powerful typhoon swept across Japan on Oct. 6, leaving four people dead and five missing after bringing heavy rain and strong winds to wide areas of the country.

Typhoon Phanfone headed to sea, weakening to an extratropical depression off the northern Pacific coast by the evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Those killed included a 77-year-old man, whose body was found in a swollen river in Yamanashi Prefecture, and a 78-year-old man in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture. (Kyodo)

台風18号、日本上陸

大型で非常に強い台風18号が10月６日、日本列島に上陸し、激しい雨と風により各地で被害をもたらした。

The Japan Times ST: October 17, 2014