TOKYO: One of Japan’s busiest airports, Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, was completely shut on Tuesday (Sep 4) because of flooding caused by Typhoon Jebi,…
TOKYO: One of Japan’s busiest airports, Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, was completely shut on Tuesday (Sep 4) because of flooding caused by Typhoon Jebi, the strongest to hit Japan in 25 years.
More than 700 flights were cancelled. Flood waters covered runways, leaving several planes submerged up to their engines, NHK reported, citing transport ministry officials.
The basement floor of a terminal building has also been flooded.
Travellers have been left stranded at the airport, as the bridge linking the airport to the city of Izumisano on the mainland was damaged by a tanker.
Strong winds sent the 2,591-tonne tanker crashing into the bridge, prompting the closure of the bridge’s road and rail links. The tanker was empty and none of its crew was injured, the coast guard said.
NHK also showed footage of a 100m-tall ferris wheel in Osaka turning furiously in the strong wind despite being switched off.
