Krosa: Evacuations and cancelled flights as Japan braces for tropical storm

Japan has been hit by heavy rain as the country braces for a severe tropical storm with hundreds of flights cancelled and large areas evacuated.

More than 400,000 people have been evacuated from the region while many trains were halted and highways closed.

Almost 700 flights have been cancelled, affecting travel during the summer holiday season.

Storm Krosa is classified as tropical storm, one notch below the typhoon category.

After landfall it is expected to move north toward the sea of Japan.