Super typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan's Kyushu island

The 14th typhoon of the season could bring record rainfall

This handout photo taken and released on September 17, 2022, by the Japan Meteorological Agency shows satellite imagery showing Typhoon Nanmadol located near the southern remote islands of Japan. | Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy: Japan Meteorological Agency

Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)warning of gales and high waves "like never experienced before".

The 14th typhoon of the season, classified as a super typhoon by the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center, could bring record rainfall, the JMA said, warning of the risk of rivers overflowing and landslides.

Southern Kyushu could receive 500 mm (20 inches) of rain and wind gusts of up to 250 km per hour (155 miles per hour) on Sunday, while the central Tokai region could see 300 mm (12 inches) of rain, the agency forecast.

Railway operators have cancelled trains in the region with convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan temporarily shutting around 950 stores.

The storm is forecast to curve east and pass over Japan's main island of Honshu early next week before moving out to sea by Wednesday.