Overview
- Tropical Storms Higos and Mekkhala brought intense, localized downpours on Saturday, June 27, with Higos dropping nearly 150 mm in 12 hours in Choshi, Chiba.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued Level 3 landslide warnings for parts of Shizuoka and Osaka and forecast short‑term totals of roughly 250 mm in some Shizuoka areas and up to 200 mm for parts of Kanto and the Izu islands.
- Mekkhala was churning off Kyushu and was forecast to move east along the Pacific coast through Sunday while Higos tracked northeast from southern Chiba, raising fresh flood and river‑swelling risks.
- A magnitude 5.6 quake struck Yamanashi late Friday and registered up to lower 6 on the JMA shindo scale, which can topple unsecured furniture and has already caused structural damage that makes slopes and buildings more vulnerable.
- Authorities have ordered mass evacuations, suspended flights and some rail services, and warned residents in low‑lying and slope‑side areas to move to safer ground because ongoing rain could trigger landslides and local flooding.