Typhoon Jebi also caused at least 10 deaths as it swept across part of Japan’s main island. More than 400,000 households in western and central Japan were left without power after Jebi struck with sustained winds of 100mph at landfall. Airport officials could not say when the airport would resume operations. Burned cars in Nishinomiya (Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News/AP)The deaths included a man in his 70s who was blown to the ground from his apartment in Osaka prefecture. Police said five others died elsewhere in the prefecture after being hit by flying objects or falling from their apartments.

Source: Irish Independent September 05, 2018 08:26 UTC