Tropical Storm Lingling makes landfall on Kagoshima, southwestern Japan

Japanese weather officials said Tropical Storm Lingling has made landfall on the country's southwestern region of Kyushu. Lingling made landfall on Thursday, near Hioki City, Kagoshima Prefecture. They say southern parts of Kyushu are being hit by intermittent downpours.

Officials warned that bands of heavy rainclouds could form over Kagoshima Prefecture, excluding the Amami region, from Thursday evening through Friday evening, sharply increasing the risks of disasters. Weather officials said warm moist air is flowing into Kyushu, creating extremely unstable atmospheric conditions. Landslide alerts have been issued for parts of the prefecture.