Severe tropical storm Talim has made landfall on Japan's main island of Honshu and is expected to move northwest through Monday, NHK reported on Sunday.

It had a central atmospheric pressure of 980 hectopascals with winds of more than 100 kilometers per hour at its center.

In western Japan, Kyoto Prefecture had hourly rainfall of about 100 millimeters late Sunday evening.

The weather agency's forecast has the storm bringing torrential rain to northern Japan through Monday.

The Meteorological Agency has issued landside and flooding warnings to many prefectures in western Japan, including Kyoto and Tottori.

The storm is affecting transport systems. Airlines canceled more than 800 flights on Sunday, mainly to and from Kyushu and Shikoku.

Additional 230 flights scheduled for Monday, mostly to and from Hokkaido and Tohoku, have been suspended.

Source : Mena