STORY: Typhoon Lingling weakened into a tropical depression on Friday (August 22), local media reported, a day after making landfall and bringing record heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan.

Kagoshima City received 325 millimetres of rain in 24 hours up until 7 a.m. on Friday (2200 GMT August 21), according to public broadcaster NHK, flooding streets and causing waterlogging problems.

NHK also reported that Minamisatsuma City received 315 millimetres of rain in 24 hours up until 9:30 a.m. on Friday (0030 GMT), the highest ever logged for August since record-keeping began.

The public broadcaster said that five cases of mudslides were reported in Ichikikushikino City in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday.

Weather officials have called on people to stay vigilant for mudslides and flooding. No injuries have been reported, according to NHK.

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VIDEO SHOWS: CARS PASSING ON FLOODED ROAD / MURKY RIVER FLOWING UNDER BRIDGE / WIND BLOWING AND BENDING TREE

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SHOWS: MAKURAZAKI, KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN (AUGUST 21, 2025) (NNN / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from NNN)

1. WIND BLOWING AND CREATING RIPPLES ON FLOODED ROAD / FLOODED ROAD

2. CAR MOVING ON FLOODED ROAD

3. VARIOUS OF WATER GUSHING DOWN FLOODED ROAD

4. CAR MOVING ON FLOODED ROAD

KAGOSHIMA, KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN (AUGUST 21, 2025) (NNN / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from NNN)

5. VARIOUS OF RAIN SLAMMING ON VEHICLE

6. WIND BLOWING AND BENDING DOWN TREE

KUSHIMA, MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE, JAPAN (AUGUST 22, 2025) (NNN / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from NNN)

7. VARIOUS OF MURKY RIVER FLOWING

8. OBJECTS FLOATING IN MURKY RIVER

9. MURKY RIVER FLOWING UNDER BRIDGE

10. MURKY RIVER FLOWING UNDER BRIDGE, INDICATION SIGN, READING (Japanese): “Flood danger level”

11. VARIOUS OF MURKY RIVER FLOWING