Tokyo, August 10: Public broadcaster NHK says a typhoon has slammed into Japan leaving five people dead and 10 others missing.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Etau has caused torrential rain to hit the region. The agency has warned of heavy precipitation and landslides in eastern Japan.
NHK’s Monday report says the five people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in western Japan’s Hyogo and Okayama prefectures.
Police in Hyogo and Okayama could not confirm the report.
–Agencies