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Japan: Typhoon: 2002/07/10 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/07/10
Country or District Japan
Event Type Typhoon
Outline One man was missing after being swept away by a swollen river as Typhoon Chata'an, and more than 16,000 people had evecuated.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Fire and Disaster Mangement Agency 2002/08/02
Dead: 6 people
Missing: 1 person
Seriously injured: 6 people
Injured: 23 people
(( Dameged Houses ))
Collapsed: 14
Destroyed: 24
Partly destroyed: 147
Inundation above the floor level: 2,473
Flood under a floor: 7,492
Damaged public facility: 20
Others: 996

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