Overview
- Two storms, Mekkhala and Higos, are approaching from the Pacific and meteorologists say a Fujiwhara interaction could alter their paths and strength.
- Japan's disaster agency and local governments have urged more than one million people to evacuate because of heavy rain and landslide risk.
- Transport and industry have already been hit with roughly 120 flight cancellations, warnings of Shinkansen outages or delays, and factory stoppages by automakers such as Toyota and Nissan.
- Authorities reported injuries and dozens of flooded buildings in southern prefectures, while Taiwan recorded heavy rain, mandatory relocations for about 1,600 people and at least two storm-related deaths.
- Exceptional short-term rainfall totals reported in some areas make landslides and severe flooding more likely and raise the risk of wider supply chain and infrastructure disruption.