Japan: Flooding Hits Kinki Region Amid Seasonal Rain Front and Typhoon Mekkhala’s Approach 4

Heavy rain and flooding struck parts of Japan on Friday, June 26, as Typhoon Mekkhala approached the country alongside a stagnant seasonal rain front. Flooded roads, stranded vehicles, landslides, and road collapses were reported across the Kinki region, including Osaka and Kyoto, with the Japan Meteorological Agency issuing weather alerts and evacuation orders for some regions. The video shows sections of road washed away by fast-moving floodwater in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto.

Japan: Flooding Hits Kinki Region Amid Seasonal Rain Front and Typhoon Mekkhala’s Approach 3

Heavy rain and flooding struck parts of Japan on Friday, June 26, as Typhoon Mekkhala approached the country alongside a stagnant seasonal rain front. Flooded roads, stranded vehicles, landslides, and road collapses were reported across the Kinki region, including Osaka and Kyoto, with the Japan Meteorological Agency issuing weather alerts and evacuation orders for some regions.

Japan: Flooding Hits Kinki Region Amid Seasonal Rain Front and Typhoon Mekkhala’s Approach 2

Heavy rain and flooding struck parts of Japan on Friday, June 26, as Typhoon Mekkhala approached the country alongside a stagnant seasonal rain front. Flooded roads, stranded vehicles, landslides, and road collapses were reported across the Kinki region, including Osaka and Kyoto, with the Japan Meteorological Agency issuing weather alerts and evacuation orders for some regions.

Japan: Water Pipe Burst in Kyoto Causes Road Flooding, Traffic Disruptions

A water pipe burst near Gojo-Takakura, a famous area in Kyoto, on Wednesday, April 30, causing roads to flood and traffic restrictions.

Typhoon aftermath

Typhoon aftermath

KYOTO, Japan - Workers use heavy machinery to clear debris around the Togetsukyo Bridge in Kyoto's Arashiyama area, a tourist spot, on Sept. 26, 2013, after heavy rain and flooding brought by Typhoon Man-yi earlier in the month.

Typhoon aftermath

Typhoon aftermath

KYOTO, Japan - Workers use heavy machinery to clear debris around the Togetsukyo Bridge in Kyoto's Arashiyama area, a tourist spot, on Sept. 26, 2013, after heavy rain and flooding brought by Typhoon Man-yi earlier in the month.

Typhoon hits Japan

Typhoon hits Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooding in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, on Sept. 16, 2013, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Man-yi.

Typhoon hits Japan

Typhoon hits Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooding in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, on Sept. 16, 2013, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Man-yi.