Torrential Rains and Risk of Mudslides as Typhoon Mawar Batters Southern Japan

Tropical Storm Mawar brought heavy rains to Japan's southern islands after passing Okinawa.
Residents were warned of potential flooding and mudslides with up to 35 centimeters of rain forecast over 24 hours.
The storm weakened from super typhoon status but could still feed into a seasonal rain front causing heavy localized rains.
Flood warnings were issued for Okinawa, Shikoku and Honshu islands with around 27,000 people advised to evacuate in central Honshu.
Mawar lashed Guam last week as the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. territory in over two decades before largely skirting Taiwan and the Philippines.