Tropical storm hammers Japan with heavy rainfall, winds

By Associated Press

Aug 14, 2022 12:36 am

TOKYO: Tropical Storm Meari unleashed heavy rains on Japan's main Honshu island as it headed northward toward the capital Tokyo on Saturday, according to Japanese weather officials.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Meari made landfall in Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, in the afternoon, bringing sudden heavy rains and blasting winds to a widespread area and prompting warnings about mudslides and flooding.

A man is drenched by rains brought by Tropical Storm Meari in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, central Japan on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. KYODO NEWS PHOTO VIA AP

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