Two tropical storms were bringing heavy rains to parts of Japan on Saturday, with Level 3 landslide warnings issued for some areas of Shizuoka and Osaka prefectures.
Japan's weather agency warned on Friday that Typhoon Higos could make landfall the following day. Typhoon Mekkhala approached the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday and could move toward the Kanto region.
Both typhoons were expected to weaken into extratropical cyclones, but the public was urged to stay alert for landslides and flooding. Over 2 million people across 13 prefectures in the Kinki and Kyushu regions were under evacuation orders as of 7 a.m. Friday.
A total of 600 millimeters of rain fell in Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture, between Tuesday and Friday morning. Up to 300 mm of rain was expected in the Tokai region by noon Saturday, while the Kanto-Koshin region was forecast to receive up to 150 mm.
