Floods Kill Two in Taiwan as Twin Storms Approach Japan
Floods and landslides forced more than 1,600 evacuations in Taiwan as Mekkhala and another storm drove torrential rain toward Japan, officials said.
- On Friday, June 26, 2026, Tropical Storm Mekkhala and Tropical Storm Higos unleashed torrential rains across southern Taiwan and western Japan, triggering widespread flooding and significant transport disruptions throughout the region.
- A stationary seasonal rain front combined with warm, moist air from the converging storms, potentially triggering the Fujiwhara effect, which complicates forecasting models, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
- More than 200 flights were canceled on Friday, while Automaker Toyota and Nissan Motor temporarily halted production at facilities in Kyushu due to road closures caused by heavy rain.
- Two women died in Taiwan due to flooding in Kaohsiung and Hsinchu, while authorities in Hualien County evacuated nearly 200 residents downstream of a rapidly filling barrier lake in the mountains.
- Japanese authorities issued evacuation orders for roughly 2.2 million residents across 13 prefectures, as government spokesman Minoru Kihara warned of 'extremely heavy rain at warning levels' and significant disaster risks.
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Japan braces for double storms, torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan
Tropical storm Mekkhala brought heavy rainfall to the southern regions of Taiwan on Friday. In the city of Tainan, the water level was so high that scooters overturned and disappeared underwater. The Kyoto River also burst its banks on Friday. Storm Mekkhala is expected to approach eastern Japan on Saturday.
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TOKYO -- Four people were injured while more than a million were advised to evacuate in Japan as two tropical storms barrelled towards the archipelago on Friday, with authorities warning about risks of flooding and landslides.
TOKYO (AP) — Torrential downpours caused flooding in parts of western Japan on Friday, as two approaching tropical storms added to a seasonal rain front that was already stalled over the region…
In view of two approaching tropical storms, the Japanese authorities on Friday called for more than one million people to get to safety. Airlines cancelled 120 flights. Heavy rains also caused floods and landslides in Taiwan. At least two people were killed there. According to meteorologists, the heavy tropical storm "Mekkhala" attracted to Japan with wind speeds of up to 108 kilometers per hour. It already caused heavy rains in the south and we…
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