Japanese residents began surveying damages after a deadly typhoon tore through the region over the weekend.<br/> <br />Local media say at least nine people were killed in flood waters when Typhoon Halong dumped nearly 40 inches of rain in one hour on Saturday.<br/> <br />In Kyodo, residents watch as an overflowing Katsura river rages through town.<br/> <br />Some 1.6 million people were ordered to evacuate.<br/> <br />Halong is the 11th typhoon of the season.<br/> <br />As of Monday, it was downgraded to a tropical depression as it made it's way north towards Russia.
