Typhoon Jebi: thousands stranded at island airport in Japan

At least nine people have died after worst storm in quarter of a century battered country’s western reaches

Thousands of air passengers in Japan have spent the night stranded in an island airport as Typhoon Jebi created havoc that has led to at least nine deaths, dozens of injuries and evacuation advisories for more than a million people.

An estimated 3,000 people were trapped at the terminal of Kansai international airport, which stands on a manmade island in Osaka Bay, as the typhoon barrelled across large parts of western Japan.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Cl9brn