Typhoon Talas, now Tropical Storm Talas, continues to slam Japan.  On the Kii Peninsula, in west central Japan, rainfall has topped a record-breaking 1,800 millimeters (5.9 feet) in one village.

Even though the storm is over the Sea of Japan it continues to pummel land with rain as it moves north. Talas is expected to dump up to 40 millimeters (1.5 inches) of rain per hour in the Kanto and Tohoku regions, in eastern to northeastern Honshu.

Hokkaido, the island north of Honshu, heavy rain of up to 60 millimeters (2.4 inches) per hour could fall through Tuesday.  To make matters worse, another storm is approaching Japan.

All the rain has caused at least 54 landslides. In Nara Prefecture, mid-western Japan, an overflowing river has reportedly been dammed up with mud and rocks at five locations in Tenkawa Village and Gojo City.  This could cause a massive flood once the nature made dams break lose.  Emergency officials are scrambling to figure out what to do.