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The Kansai International Airport is partially flooded after a powerful typhoon in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, in western Japan, on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. A powerful typhoon hit western Japan on Tuesday, provoking strong rains in the main international wind airport to blow up an oil tanker in a connecting bridge, disrupting land and air travel. (Kentaro Ikushima / Mainichi Diary via AP)
Typhoon Jebi struck southern Japan Tuesday morning, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 300 people.
Storm surge, strong winds and rains hit the southern prefectures, flooding Kansai International Airport, one of the largest airports in the country. The floods forced the cancellation of more than 800 flights, blocking more than 3,000 people, The New York Times reported.
70-year-old man died after being swept away by strong winds from his apartment in the prefecture of Osaka. Police in Osaka reported five other deaths in the prefecture, some due to flying objects, and others due to falling out of apartments.
A 71-year-old man was killed after a storage building collapsed on him in Shiga Prefecture. Another man in his 60s died after falling from a roof in Mie, according to the AP.
An oil tanker over 290 feet in length was carried by Jebi's strong winds in a bridge connecting Kansai Airport, located in Osaka Bay, to the mainland. No one was injured in the incident, reported CNN.
According to the fire and disaster agency, more than 16,000 people have been evacuated to nine cities across the country and have advised other evacuations in ten of the prefectures in southern Japan.
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