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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.

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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.

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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.

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Japan: Torrential Rains Hit Western Regions, Causing Widespread Flooding 2

Torrential rains hit western Japan, including the Kyushu, Chugoku, and Kansai regions, on Saturday, November 2, triggering landslide and flooding alerts and disrupting Shinkansen bullet train services.

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Search for missing after typhoon

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police officers looking for missing people at a submerged junior high school due to flooding caused by Typhoon Talas in the village of Tenkawa, Nara Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2011.

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Typhoon causes havoc in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 5, 2011, shows a bridge over the Kumano River in Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture, after it was severed in flooding caused by Typhoon Talas.

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Bench convertible to evacuation life raft

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a woman sitting on a Bench Floater Noah. Osaka-based tent maker Taiyo Kogyo Corp. said Sept. 5, 2011, that it has developed the bench which it says can be easily converted into a life raft for use in the event of major flooding. The company will put the product on sale for 80,000 yen from Sept. 7 and is aiming to sell it mainly to municipalities.

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Search for missing after typhoon

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police officers looking for missing people at a submerged junior high school due to flooding caused by Typhoon Talas in the village of Tenkawa, Nara Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon causes havoc in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 5, 2011, shows a bridge over the Kumano River in Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture, after it was severed in flooding caused by Typhoon Talas. (Kyodo)

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Bench convertible to evacuation life raft

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a woman sitting on a Bench Floater Noah. Osaka-based tent maker Taiyo Kogyo Corp. said Sept. 5, 2011, that it has developed the bench which it says can be easily converted into a life raft for use in the event of major flooding. The company will put the product on sale for 80,000 yen from Sept. 7 and is aiming to sell it mainly to municipalities. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon Trami approaching Japan

Officials take measures to prevent flooding at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 29, 2018, as typhoon Trami approaches the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai airport

Kansai International Airport staff prepare on Sept. 13, 2018 for the partial reopening of the No. 1 terminal the following day. The 24-hour airport, situated on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, was severely damaged by flooding caused by a powerful typhoon that hit western Japan earlier this month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai airport resumes domestic flights after typhoon

A Peach Aviation Ltd. plane takes off from Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Sept. 7, 2018, as the first service flight in three days since the airport built on an artificial island was closed due to flooding from a powerful typhoon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon aftermath

People stand in line at Kansai International Airport on Sept. 5, 2018, waiting for buses to the mainland after spending a night at the airport. Typhoon Jebi hit western Japan the previous day, causing the airport, which is built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, to close due to flooding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon aftermath

People stand in line at Kansai International Airport on Sept. 5, 2018, waiting for buses to the mainland after spending a night at the airport. Typhoon Jebi hit western Japan the previous day, causing the airport, which is built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, to close due to flooding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon aftermath

A tree knocked down in flooding blocks a road in the aftermath of Typhoon Lan in Kishiwada, Osaka, on Oct. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo