Japan: 2 dead as Typhoon Vongfong pounds

Two men have died and another remains missing after Typhoon Vongfong smashed through Japan leaving the country counting the cost of the latest natural disaster. The typhoon churned through eastern Japan early on Tuesday after hitting Okinawa over the weekend and making landfall on the nation's southern main island of Kyushu on Monday, the meteorological agency said. At least 96 people were injured in typhoon-related accidents in 23 prefectures, nearly half of Japan's provinces, public broadcaster NHK said. The body of a 90-year-old man was found in a farm ditch in Tottori, western Japan, a spokesman with the Tottori Police Department said. A 72-year-old man was also found dead early on Tuesday in Ehime, western Japan, after his small truck slipped into a pond Monday, the local police said, according to skynews.com