Photos show the devastation caused by Typhoon Jebi in Japan
Kansai International Airport, one of the country's busiest airports, remained closed on Wednesday after the storm left the runways flooded.
The bridge that connects Kansai Airport to Japan's main island was seriously damaged when an unmoored 2,591-ton tanker crashed into it during the storm.
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Some 3,000 passengers were stranded at Kansai Airport overnight. Passengers said the airport got hot at night when the power was knocked out.
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By Wednesday afternoon, most of the stranded passengers were evacuated off the island by either bus or boat.
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A large commercial ship hit a breakwater, causing shipping containers to spill out into the sea.
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When the typhoon made landfall on Tuesday, it brought with it 100-miles-per-hour winds that toppled shipping containers in the industrial areas of Kobe, Japan.
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The region damaged by Jebi is huge for exporting semiconductors. There's a fear that the economy could take a hit if Kansai Airport isn't reopened soon.
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Some of the winds recorded on Tuesday were the strongest to ever hit Japan, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency.
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About 100 cars at a coastal dealership in Nishinomiya caught fire during the storm on Tuesday after the flooding caused them to short circuit.
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