KOBE (Kyodo) Floods and mudslides brought on by Typhoon Etau destroyed roads, houses and bridges in western Japan, with the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, hit particularly hard.
Eight people there were confirmed dead as of Monday evening.
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