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2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods and landslides, killing 1

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A coastline is hit by high waves as a typhoon approaches Futtsu city, Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

TOKYO (AP) — Two major storm systems pounded Japan on Saturday, causing landslides and floods and leaving one dead and several injured, media and officials said.

The storms, Mekkhala and Higos, 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. Heavy rain also disrupted some train operations and flights in the area.

2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods and landslides, killing 1 | iNFOnews.ca
City workers repair a road damaged by water from a manhole following heavy rain, in Osaka, western Japan, Friday, June 26, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods and landslides, killing 1 | iNFOnews.ca
Passengers check train service status as two approaching tropical storms trigger heavy rainfalls, at JR Odawara station in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

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