Typhoon Mekkhala Approaches Kanto's Pacific Coast, Japan, 1 Dead In Landslide

TOKYO, June 27 (NNN-Kyodo) -- Typhoon Mekkhala was heading along central Japan's Pacific coast but is expected to skirt Tokyo on Saturday after another typhoon passed close to the area earlier in the day, leaving one dead and three injured, the weather agency and local authorities said.

The two typhoons and a seasonal rain front have already brought downpours to western and southwestern regions, causing landslides and damaging roads, Kyodo News reported.

A man in his 70s was found without vital signs, and three others were injured in Yamaguchi Prefecture after a home collapsed due to a landslide on Friday. The man was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

While Typhoon Higos weakened to a tropical depression on Saturday morning, Typhoon Mekkhala was moving east-northeastward in the Pacific along the central Japan coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Up to 200 millimetres of rain is expected in the central Japan region of Tokai and 150 mm in the Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, in the 24 hours through noon on Sunday, according to the agency.

--NNN-KYODO