Thousands stranded as typhoon floods major Japanese airport

Thousands stranded as typhoon floods major Japanese airport

At least eight people have died and dozens have been injured as western Japan battles through its strongest typhoon since 1993.

More than one million people have been ordered to evacuate amid warnings of flooding and landslides, according to the ABC.

Typhoon Jebi has triggered floods, strong winds, high waves and torrential rains across the main island of Honshu, flooding Osaka international airport and blowing a tanker into a bridge.

SBS reports the damage to the bridge has cut the airport off from the mainland, leaving around 3,000 people stranded.

Kansai airport

Kansai airport

All flights have been cancelled from the airport, causing chaos for travellers across much of the country.

According to its website, Kansai airport is closed due to damage in Terminal 1 and is expected to take at least 24 hours to recover as of 9 pm on the 4th of September local time.

A Japanese television station showed passengers sitting or laying on the floor of the airport terminal, in the dark with no air conditioning, according to Fairfax.

A passenger is also said to have been injured by shards of a window that was shattered by the storm.

1.6 million households were left without power, including the airport, in Osaka, Kyoto and some nearby prefectures.

Flying debris also hit the ceiling of the central train station in Kyoto, causing glass to fall into the station and narrowly missing several people.

The high-speed bullet train service from Tokyo west to Hiroshima was also suspended, though resumed late yesterday after the Typhoon left the region.

Tokyo seems to have narrowly escaped the typhoon, which first made landfall on the southwest island of Shikoku and again near Kobe and Honshu.

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