Photos: Million told to evacuate as typhoon Jebi smashes Japan
09/08/18, 12:51
Typhoon Jebi hammered the country's west coast as it made landfall with violent winds of up to 135mph. (Photo: AP)
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Typhoon Jebi hammered the country's west coast as it made landfall with violent winds of up to 135mph
PM Shinzo Abe urged people to 'evacuate early' and called for all necessary measures to protect residents
Japan's weather agency issued warnings of possible landslides, flooding, high tides, lightning and tornadoes
Evacuation advisories have been issued for more than 1.19 million people in western and central parts of Japan
Typhoon Jebi smashes Japan: Giant waves and 135mph winds rock the country as train station roof COLLAPSES during the worst storm in 25 years and a MILLION are told to evacuate.
A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring scores of people as more than a million people were told to evacuate amid the worst storm to hit the country in 25 years, reported by AFP.
Typhoon Jebi, reportedly the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993, headed north across the main island of Honshu toward the Sea of Japan.
More than 100 used cars at a storage site caught fire after the area was submerged due to high tide triggered by Typhoon Jebi in NishinomiyaGiant waves and 135mph winds have lashed Japan today killing two and injuring dozens while more than a million people have been told to evacuate amid the worst storm to hit the country in 25 years. This was the scene as flood water covered Kansai International AirportA 2,591-tonne tanker was sent crashing into a bridge connecting Kansai airport, built on a man-made island in a bay, to the mainland. The bridge was damaged but the tanker was empty and none of its crew was injured, the coast guard saidHundreds of flights have been cancelled across Japan after the typhoon struck. This was the scene at Kansai International Airport todayHuge waves crashed over a breakwater in Aki in Japan’s Kochi prefecture while some coastal areas were floodedA truck sits at an angle on a bridge after being blown over by strong winds caused by Typhoon Jebi in Sakade, JapanAftermath: The wind was so powerful it flipped cars and vans over in the street in Osaka. The typhoon also came with heavy rainThis was the view from a window at Kansai International airport in Japan after it was flooded during the typhoon todayFierce winds toppled heavy containers stacked up near a port in the Japanese city of Osaka as the typhoon struck land todayA police car makes its way through a flooded road following a powerful typhoon in Osaka, western JapanScaffolding crumpled into the streets below when the typhoon lashed the city of Osaka in western Japan todayJebi was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993. The storm was heading north across Japan’s main island of Honshu towards the Sea of JapanThe strong gusts ripped sheeting from rooftops, toppled trucks on bridges and swept a tanker anchored in Osaka bay into a nearby bridge running to the Kansai International Airport
