Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida calls for 'the highest level of vigilance' needed against mudslides, flooding and overflowing rivers, as typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in south-western Japan on Sunday night.
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It was packing gusts of up to almost 150mph and had already dumped up to 500mm of rain in less than 24 hours. Nanmadol is forecast to turn east and pass over Japan's main island of Honshu before moving out to sea by Wednesday.
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