(1)Typhoon rakes Japan, 3 dead, 3 missing in wake

(1)Typhoon rakes Japan, 3 dead, 3 missing in wake

YONAGO, Japan - Firefighters try to rescue an injured driver from a pickup truck that fell into a river in the town of Kishimoto, Tottori Prefecture on Aug. 9. Powerful Typhoon Etau pounded the wide western Japan areas, leaving at least three people dead, three missing and 52 injured.

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