More than 5,000 people were also stranded at the Kansai International Airport because of storm damage, according to a report by South China Morning Post. The airport was shut down because a ship had crashed into a bridge that connected the airport to the mainland. As a result, a high-speed boat that links Kansai airport to nearby Kobe airport with regular services had to be deployed to ferry stranded passengers and others there on special runs.
Typhoon Jebi, the most powerful storm to hit Japan in 25 years, left at least nine people dead and more than 200 injured in its wake.
More than 5,000 people were also stranded at the Kansai International Airport because of storm damage, according to a report by South China Morning Post. The airport was shut down because a ship had crashed into a bridge that connected the airport to the mainland. As a result, a high-speed boat that links Kansai airport to nearby Kobe airport with regular services had to be deployed to ferry stranded passengers and others there on special runs.
Due to the typhoon on Tuesday, the airport’s runway and the basement floor of a terminal building were flooded, and all of its runways were closed. As a result of this, nearly 800 flights were cancelled, including several international flights departing and arriving at Nagoya and Osaka, along with ferries, local train services and some bullet train lines.
This story is still developing at the time of writing.