leaving at least 11 persons killed, 11 injured, and more than 4,000 homes flooded. Heavy flooding and wind damage on the southern islands of Kyushu were reported.
Several mountain areas on Kyushu reported as much as 35 inches of rainfall. Also, thousands of acres of rice paddies were flooded in parts of Kyushu and Shikoku and many roads were washed away or inundated.
3. GEORGIA. Area Affected: Central Japan.
Central Japan: Typhoon GEORGIA left a total of 246 dead or missing and 1,031 injured in Japan. Hardest hit on Japan's main island were Nagano with 48 dead and 51 missing, and Yamanashi, with 40 dead and 57 missing, according to the National Rural Police.
The typhoon left more than 50,000 families homeless, tore down miles of communications lines, and washed out bridges and roads. It also caused the worst damage in Japan's history to the railway transport network.
Total damage by ELLEN and GEORGIA is estimated at $50 million, with approximately 205,000 acres of farmland flooded.
4. IRIS. Areas Affected: Philippines, Red China.
Philippines: Typhoon IRIS left death in its wake as it hit the Batan Islands off the northern tip of Luzon. Rough seas churned by the typhoon's winds were blamed for at least two, and possibly three, shipwrecks in the Philippines.
A Philippine inter-island ship, reportedly with over 100 persons aboard sank in storm-tossed waters off Palawan Island
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