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A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power.
The Kyodo news agency reports that Shizuoka city, southwest of Tokyo was hit especially hard, seeing a record 417 mm (16.42 inches) of precipitation since the rain started on Thursday.
A man in his 40s was killed in a landslide and a 29-year-old man was also found dead after his car plunged into a reservoir, Kyodo reported.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) also said winds at the center of Typhoon Talas were blowing at about 65 kph (40 mph), with peak gusts of about 90 kph (56 mph).
Power was also cut to about 120,000 households, supplier Chubu Electric Power Grid Co said, adding that a landslide had knocked over two electricity pylons.
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