Record rainfall brings landslides and infrastructure disruption to Yakushima, Japan

"Record rainfall associated with Typhoon No. 24 and an autumn-rain front affected Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. Rainfall broke the all-time September record at Onoaida, reaching 490.5 mm (19.31 inches) by 05:30 JST. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a Level 5 Landslide Disaster Special Warning at 05:10 before replacing it with a Level 4 warning at 11:30 JST, while authorities reported landslides, water outages affecting as many as 289 households, and large amounts of driftwood at Miyanoura Port." W