Heavy rains continue to hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu and other areas. Meteorological Agency officials are warning of rain-triggered mudslides.
Hioki City in Kagoshima Prefecture had 320 millimeters of rain within a 24-hour period until Monday afternoon. That is more than the average amount for the whole month of July.
Heavy rain accompanied by lightning is expected on Tuesday in parts of Kyushu due to an active rain front.
Weather officials warn the front will linger over Kyushu and other regions of western Japan through Thursday.
They are urging people to be on the high alert for mudslides, flooding in low-lying areas, as well as thunderstorms and tornados.
Evacuation advisories have been issued for hundreds of thousands of people in Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Ehime prefectures.
Some 848,000 people have been urged to evacuate from 396,000 homes in southwestern Japan due to heavy rainfall.
The evacuation advisories are in place across parts of Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Ehime prefectures.
The advisory is the second highest warning level on a five-stage scale. Officials are calling on residents to move to shelters for safety.
NHK
