Osaka’s International Airport Flooded as Typhoon Jebi Wreaks Havoc
One of Japan’s busiest airports, Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, was completely shut on Tuesday September 4th 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.
A photo (below) circulating on social media shows flooding at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport as Typhoon Jebi battered Japan’s western coast on Sep 4, 2018. (Photo: Twitter/Stephenie Kunz)
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Top image – Reuters
