Tokyo — Two major storm systems, Mekkhala and Higos, pounded Japan on Saturday, causing landslides and floods and leaving one dead and several injured, media and officials said.
The storms have dumped heavy rain and damaged roads as Japan experiences its annual rainy season. A man in his 70s died and three others were injured after a house collapsed in a landslide in Yamaguchi prefecture on Friday, Japan’s Kyodo News agency reported.
Footage from Kyoto showed the Kamo River swollen with churning, muddy water. A flooding alert was issued in parts of Kyoto, Osaka and other areas in western Japan. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said more than 30 homes were flooded in Nara and Hiroshima on Friday.
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