More than 10 dead in Hyogo, Okayama

More than 10 dead in Hyogo, Okayama

SAYO, Japan - A house in Sayo in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is seen buried in mud that flowed in a flood caused by torrential rain brought by Typhoon Etau.

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