A powerful typhoon slammed over western Japan this Tuesday, causing heavy rains, floods at the region's main international airport, and winds so powerful that crashed into a trucker, interrupted road and air traffic, and left thousands of people blocked.

The storm has caused at least 6 victims. Baptized by the name "Jebi", the typhoon reported to be the strongest hit in Japan since 1993 (25 years) moved north to the mainland Honshu, and then went to the Japan Sea.

An over 2,500 tons of aerial anchored crashed into one side of the bridge connecting the airport to Japan's land territory, damaging the bridge and disposing of it, as well as leaving about 3,000 passengers stranded at the airport, according to the official The Ministry of Transport, Mitsuo Nakao. More than 700 flights were canceled, while high speed trains suspended travels from Tokyo to Hiroshima to depart partially at a second Tuesday afternoon when the typhoon left the region concerned.

The storm also caused power cuts to hundreds of thousands of homes, closing schools, shops, and factories near Osaka, Japan's second largest city and a large business center. More than 1.6 million people were left without electricity in Osaka, Kyoto and 4 other neighboring prefectures.

Taken from Top Channel