3 die, over 100 injured in repair attempts in storm-hit Chiba Pref.

At least three people have died and 101 people were injured while attempting repairs on houses and other facilities in Chiba Prefecture after a powerful typhoon pounded eastern Japan earlier this month, according to a Kyodo tally.The prefectural government calls on local residents to seek help from professionals who can safely work at heights while attaching sheets of plastic and performing repairs to damaged roofs.According to the tally, which is based on information from local fire departments, a 61-year-old man died after a fall while trying to repair the roof of his house in the city of…READ FULL ARTICLE