2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods, landslides; 1 dead

TOKYO — 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. READ: Francisco exits PAR; Gardo intensifies into severe tropical storm Footage from Kyoto showed the Kamo River swollen with churning, muddy water. A flooding alert was issued in parts of […]... Keep on reading: 2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods, landslides; 1 dead