Typhoon Jebi: Kansai International Airport flooded as storm batters Japan

Built on a manmade island, winds well over 100mph struck the building

Typhoon Jebi, the strongest storm to hit Japan in 25 years, has flooded one of the country's major airports.

As the cyclone made landfall along the west coast of the country, Kansai International Airport which is built on a manmade island, is just over three miles off the coast of Osaka Prefecture, was struck.

The storm's strong winds caused a tanker weighing over 2,500-tonnes to crash into the bridge connecting the airport to Izumisano City on the mainland.

The bridge suffered heavy damage but the Japanese coast guard have said that none of the vessel’s 11 crew members were injured.

However, one person in Shiga prefecture has been killed following a warehouse collapse, with five more injured.

Japan has issued evacuation advisories to more than one million people and cancelled hundreds of flights.

Wind gusts of up to 129 mph were recorded in one part of Shikoku, with forecasts for gusts as high as 135 mph.