TOKYO: The death toll from a powerful typhoon that swiped Japan's Pacific coast rose to six yesterday, as rescuers searched for three people still missing from the rains and flooding.
Ma-on, the record eighth typhoon to strike Japan this year, was the most powerful storm to reach the eastern coastline in a decade. It brought sustained winds of 162kph and sudden downpours that turned streets into rivers, flooded subways and set off landslides.
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