Japan has been hit by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century. Typhoon Jebi has raked the west of the country, killing at least 10 people and leaving a trail of destruction to infrastructure.
A major international airport at Kansai, which serves Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, was flooded:
Image copyright REUTERS Kansai airport
Speedboats have been deployed to ferry thousands of stranded passengers from the airport in Osaka Bay:
Image copyright AFP Kansai airport
The airport lost its link to the mainland when strong winds drove a tanker into a bridge:
Image copyright REUTERS Kansai airport bridge
Buses, coaches, cars, lorries, cranes - all were brought down by Jebi.
Image copyright REUTERS Damaged cranes in Nishinomiya
Image caption Damaged cranes in Nishinomiya...
Image copyright REUTERS Vehicles blown over in Osaka
Image caption ... and vehicles blown over in Osaka
Blackouts have been reported due to cut power lines, with the storm closing business and schools in affected areas.
Emergency teams will have their work cut out to restore services:
Image copyright EPA A mangled street in Osaka, one of Japan's major manufacturing areas
Image caption A mangled street in Osaka, one of Japan's major manufacturing areas
Image copyright EPA Heavy rain and wind near Osaka station
Image caption Heavy rain and wind near Osaka station
Image copyright REUTERS Waves triggered by Jebi in Aki, Kochi prefecture
Image caption Waves triggered by Jebi in Aki in Kochi prefecture
Image copyright EPA Containers scattered like Lego bricks in Osaka's port
Image caption Containers scattered like Lego bricks in Osaka's port
Japan is regularly hit by typhoons. In 2011, Typhoon Talas killed at least 82 people and in 2013 a storm near Tokyo left 40 people dead.
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