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National › 73-year-old woman dies in Oita landslide

A 73-year-old woman on Thursday morning died in a landslide caused by heavy rain in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture. Masue Yoshimitsu, 73, was rescued from her… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Jun 12 2008

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