Tropical storm Jangmi battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, injuring 16 people and prompting calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people due to flooding and landslide risks.

Axar.az informs, citing Japan Times, as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, the storm — known in Japan as taifū No. 6 — was located about 30 kilometers north of Tanegashima, and moving northeast at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour with a central pressure of 980 hectopascals. It was packing, with sustained winds near the center of up to 25 meters per second and gusts up to 35 meters per second.

In the city of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, a level 4 flood warning was issued for the Hiroto River after heavy rains caused water levels to rise dangerously high. Under a level 4 flood warning, everyone in a risk zone is urged to evacuate.

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