In Japan, the typhoon Talas has left one dead, three missing and at least 27 people injured across the country. The typhoon on Saturday made a landfall in Shikoku Island in the west of the country forcing more than 2,200 people to evacuate in 12 prefectures in western and central Japan. According to Japan's Meteorological Agency,Talas, the season's 12th typhoon, landed in Kochi Prefecture in Shikokku Island, packing winds of up to 144 kilometers per hour. The weather agency said, because of the slow-moving nature of the typhoon, heavy rain and storms persist across a wide area of the Japanese archipelago.The Agency has issued a warning that the heavy rains and strong winds could lead to flooding and landslides. Weather forecasters expect Talas to finish passing through Japan byon Sunday and continue heading north into the Sea of Japan.