More storms head for Japan just one week after Typhoon Hagibis devastation

Japan is bracing for two more storms just one week after Typhoon Hagibis devastated the country's central and northern regions.

The country's Meteorological Agency today said a tropical storm was off Japan's south-western main island of Shikoku. It was heading north-east, with winds of 66 mph.

The agency said the storm could dump up to a foot of rain in central Japan by Tuesday evening.

Another storm is expected to hit near southern Japan later this week.

Risks of flooding in the regions hit by the recent typhoon are much higher, the agency said, urging people in those areas to prepare early.

Typhoon Hagibis, which hit Japan earlier this month, left at least 70 people dead and 12 others missing.

Japan's Kyodo News agency, citing its own tally, put the death toll at 81. Nagano in central Japan and Fukushima and Miyagi in the north were among the hardest-hit areas.

The typhoon dumped record rainfall in large areas of central and northern Japan, causing dozens of rivers to overflow as well as triggering mudslides. Tens of thousands of homes were also flooded, damaged or without power or running water.

Reporting by Associated Press.

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