Heavy downpours have triggered flooding in western Japan as two approaching tropical storms added to a seasonal rain front already stuck above the country.

Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala, downgraded from a typhoon, was packing gusts of up to 144kmh and could potentially converge with Tropical Storm Higos.

Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala, downgraded from a typhoon, was packing gusts of up to 108kmh and could potentially converge with Tropical Storm Higos.

Japanese airlines cancelled on Friday more than 100 flights as two tropical storms barrelled towards the archipelago, with authorities advising evacuations in some areas because…

Mekkhala and Higos threaten Japan with floods, triggering evacuations and factory shutdowns.

Typhoon Mekkhala, now nearing Japan's Ryukyu Islands brought heavy rain to parts of Taiwan, shutting down schools and offices amid warnings | World News

Typhoon Mekkhala moves towards southern Japan after bringing torrential rain to Taiwan

Japanese airlines have cancelled over 100 flights as two powerful tropical storms, Mekkhala and Higos, approach the archipelago, prompting evacuation warnings and concerns of…

Heavy downpours have triggered flooding in western Japan as two approaching tropical storms added to a seasonal rain front already stuck above the country.

Twin storms Mekkhala and Higos force Japan to cancel 120 flights, warn of floods and landslides, and disrupt factories and military drills across key regions.

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Two storms were set to converge above Japan, prompting officials to issue landslide warnings and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of people.