Nine Dead and thousands Stranded at Japan Airport

After Typhoon Jebi slams into Japan at least nine people have died and around 3,000 people remain at flooded offshore Kansai International Airport on Tuesday overnight without power.
The typhoon peeled roofs off buildings, toppled power poles and damaged businesses as it crossed Japan’s main island.
Japanese media tallied at least nine deaths, and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said more than 200 people were injured.
Jebi, reportedly the strongest typhoon to make landfall in 25 years, has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is heading north of Japan.
Kansai International Airport is built on artificial islands in Osaka Bay, and the high seas flooded one of its two runways, cargo storage and other facilities, said the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Police said five others died elsewhere in the prefecture after being hit by flying objects or falling from their apartments.
In nearby Nishinomiya in Hyogo prefecture, about 100 cars at a seaside dealership burned after their electrical systems were shorted out by sea water, fire officials and news reports said.
Their flights canceled and with seawater flooding the runway outside, all the passengers could do was sit and wait until they could leave safely. That moment came on Wednesday morning, when high-speed boats began transferring passengers to nearby Kobe airport.
Television networks showed dramatic live images of waves crashing over sea defences, roof panels being dislodged and blown away by the wind, and high-sided vehicles being lifted on to two wheels and toppling over.
More than 1.6m households remained without power in Osaka, Kyoto and four nearby prefectures late on Tuesday, according to Kansai Electric Power.
Officials warned that Wednesday morning was likely to reveal the full extent of the havoc wreaked as the typhoon blasted across western Japan before turning north, where it may have damaged large areas of agricultural land.
>Juthy Saha