NU Online News Service, Aug. 11, 12:51 p.m. EDT

Tropical Storm Etau's torrential rains brought death, landslides and floods, inundating homes and businesses in Western Japan, the Risk Management Solutions modeling firm reported.

At least 14 deaths were reported today from the storm, which RMS said had maximum sustained winds of around 40 miles-per-hour, making it a tropical storm on the Saffir Simpson hurricane scale.

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