Eleven people have been killed, a million are without power and thousands have been left stranded after a fierce typhoon lashed Japan.
Hundreds more were injured when homes and infrastructure along the west coast were devastated by Typhoon Jebi - Japan's most powerful storm in a quarter of a century.
Kansai International Airport - one of the country's busiest - was cut off when a 2,500-ton tanker smashed into the terminal's sole access road meaning thousands had to spend the night in the partially flooded facility.
This morning, boats were ferrying stranded passengers to the mainland while footage showed a caravan of buses making a perilous trip across the damaged bridge - yards from the spot where the ship had crashed into the carriageway amid 135mph winds yesterday.
Runways were flooded as high waves washed into the facility on Tuesday, knocking out electricity and inundating buildings.
Jebi, or 'swallow' in Korean, has since slammed into Russia - causing flash floods on Sakhalin Island to Japan's north.
Kansai International Airport - one of the country's busiest - was cut off when a 2,500-ton tanker smashed into the terminal's sole access road (pictured today) meaning thousands had to spend the night in the partially flooded facility
Kansai International Airport is built on artificial islands in Osaka Bay, and the high seas flooded one of its two runways (pictured), cargo storage and other facilities, said the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. One passenger was slightly injured by shards from a window shattered by the storm
Passengers stranded at Kansai International Airport queue outside the terminal today as they wait for the arrival of a special bus service to transport them out of the area, in Izumisato, western Japan
More than 1.2 million people had been advised to leave their homes as Jebi approached the Kansai area - Japan's industrial heartland. Around 16,000 people spent the night in shelters, local media said. This was the scene today in Kobe, western Japan after cars were left piled up in a heap
More than 100 used cars at a storage site caught fire after the area was submerged due to a high tide as Typhoon Jebi smashed into Nishinomiya
Dozens of cars exploded into flames after their electrical systems were shorted out by sea water in a car park in Nishinomiya
Aftermath: The winds were so powerful that they drove this ship up and over a breakwater in Nishinomiya, western Japan (pictured today)
Jebi, or 'swallow' in Korean, has since slammed into Russia - causing flash floods (pictured) on Sakhalin Island to Japan's north
By Wednesday lunchtime several hundred people had been ferried to Kobe on a specially chartered boat, but more than two thousand were still awaiting rescue. There was no indication yet when the airport, which runs over 400 flights a day, might reopen.
'We had a blackout so there was no air conditioning. It was hot,' a woman told public broadcaster NHK after being ferried to Kobe. 'I'd never expected this amount of damage from a typhoon.'
Appearing relieved but exhausted, passengers said they had to spend the night feeling uneasy in the dark.
Hideko Senoo, 51, who was planning a family trip to India, said she could not even buy drinks at vending machines after food at convenience stores were all sold out.
'We could not use vending machines or access to wireless local network to get information, and we didn't even know about this boat service,' she told Kyodo News.
Another passenger, Miki Yamada, said she spent the night at an airport cafeteria, Kyodo said. 'It was a rather scary night, as we were so isolated.'
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the death toll in the storm stood at 10, with 300 people injured.
Air passengers (pictured today) were forced to spend the night in Kansai International Airport after it was cut off in the fierce storm
Scaffolding crumpled into the streets below when the typhoon lashed the city of Osaka in western Japan yesterday. A crane was brought in today to start the clean-up operation (pictured)
The morning after: Trees were ripped out of the ground by the force of the 135mph typhoon as it ripped across Nishi-ku, Osaka city
Road block: A major clean-up operation is getting underway in Japan today in the aftermath of 135mph Typhoon Jebi
Japan woke up to scenes of devastation this morning with buildings torn to pieces and major infrastructure damaged. Wind damage is pictured at an industrial unit in Osaka today
Dozens of large shipping containers stacked up at a port in the city of Osaka were tossed around in winds topping 135mph
The powerful winds destroyed many buildings and structures, including a wall of the South Noh stage at Nishi Honganji temple in Kyoto (pictured today)
A ship was driven up on to a sea wall (pictured today), such was the force of the wind when Typhoon Jebi struck in Nishinomiya, western Japan
Giant cranes at a port in Nishinomiya, western Japan, came crashing down (pictured today) after being battered by high winds during the Typhoo
A huge tanker came adrift (pictured) and smashed sideways into a bridge linking the mainland with Kansai International Airport
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, tweeting on his official account, said the government was working to get the airport back online.
'We will do our best to get the airport functioning again,' he said.
He said 2.4 million households had lost power in the storm, with service restored to only half by Wednesday morning.
'We continue to make utmost efforts to respond to disaster damage and restore infrastructure,' he added.
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.
In nearby Shiga prefecture, a 71-year-old man died when a storage building collapsed on him, and a man in his 70s died after falling from a roof in Mie, officials said.
Debris is pictured at an industrial storage unit in the city of Osaka this morning - hours after Typhoon Jebi swept through the area
Wind damage: Cladding was ripped off the outside of a number of buildings in the city of Osaka (pictured today)
A 2,591-tonne tanker was sent crashing into a bridge connecting Kansai airport, built on a man-made island in a bay, to the mainland. The bridge was damaged but the tanker was empty and none of its crew was injured, the coast guard said
Electricity pylons lie in twisted ruins after being brought down by the ferocity of gusts when the typhoon hit Tadaoka, Osaka
A man stands next to the overturned car blown by strong wind as Typhoon Jebi, the strongest storm in 25 years, hit Osaka
A car is squashed by fallen ad board in Wakayama, Japan. Eleven people were confirmed dead and a further 221 people injured
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Japan after the typhoon struck. This was the scene at Kansai International Airport yesterday
A truck sits at an angle on a bridge after being blown over by strong winds caused by Typhoon Jebi in Sakade, Japan
Typhoon Jebi smashed the country's west coast as it made landfall yesterday with violent winds sparking evacuations in the area. This was the scene as boats and debris drifted along in the storm in Nishinomiya City
Daihatsu Motor Co stopped production at its Kyoto and Osaka factories, while Panasonic halted work at its air conditioning and refrigerator factory in Shiga.
Major beverage maker Kirin Co suspended production at its brewery in Kobe, according to Kyodo News agency.
In nearby Nishinomiya in Hyogo prefecture, about 100 cars at a seaside dealership burned after their electrical systems were shorted out by sea water, fire officials and news reports said.
In Osaka, the Universal Studios Japan theme park remained closed for a second straight day. A news release said it would open again on Thursday.
More than 1.2 million people had been advised to leave their homes as Jebi approached the Kansai area - Japan's industrial heartland. Around 16,000 people spent the night in shelters, local media said.
Japan is regularly hit by powerful typhoons in the summer and autumn, many of which cause flooding and landslides in rural areas.
This was the view from a window at Kansai International airport in Japan after it was flooded during the typhoon
Pile up: Cars were left in a crumpled heap after being blown over during the typhoon when it hit the city of Osaka
Fierce winds toppled heavy containers stacked up near a port in the Japanese city of Osaka as the typhoon struck land
Emergency response: Rescue teams walk past the remains of traffic lights which collapsed when the typhoon struck Osaka
Tides in some areas were the highest since a typhoon in 1961 with flooding covering the runways at Kansai International Airport in Osaka. The strong winds sent a 2,591-tonne tanker crashing into a bridge (pictured) connecting the airport, built on a man-made island in a bay, to the mainland
Jebi was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in Japan since 1993. The storm headed north across Japan's main island of Honshu towards the Sea of Japan
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Jebi appears to have caused damage to the region's infrastructure on an unusual scale.
In the tourist magnet of Kyoto - home to ancient temples and shrines - it brought down part of the ceiling of the main railway station, while in nearby Osaka, the high winds peeled scaffolding from a multi-story building.
Footage on NHK showed a 328ft tall ferris wheel in Osaka spinning furiously in the strong wind despite being switched off.
'I've never seen such a thing,' a 19-year-old man at the scene told NHK.
Businesses, factories and schools in the affected area shut down while the storm barrelled across the country, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights, ferry services and some bullet trains.
Despite its strength, the storm was far from the deadliest Japan has seen in recent years.
In 2011, Typhoon Talas killed at least 82 people in the area, while in 2013, a storm that hit south of Tokyo left 40 people dead.
Earlier this year torrential rains lashed the west of the country, sparking flooding that killed more than 200 people as it laid waste to villages and caused hillsides to collapse.
Japan's weather agency has issued warnings about possible landslides, flooding and violent winds, as well as high tides, lightning and tornadoes across of western Japan including the major cities of Osaka and Kyoto. Water crashes over a sea wall in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan
Dash cam footage shows how lorries were blown over by the powerful winds as Japan suffered its worst storm in 25 years
Powerful winds caused havoc in western parts of the country. Footage has emerged showing roofing panels being torn off buildings (left) and a ferris wheel being blown around by the force of the wind
With winds of up to 100 mph at its centre, Jebi is classed as a 'very strong' typhoon, the weather agency's chief forecaster Ryuta Kurora said
Japan issued evacuation advisories for more than 1 million people and cancelled hundreds of flights in the face of extremely strong winds and heavy rain as typhoon Jebi made landfall. Pictured: Foreign passengers sleep on benches as they wait for information at Osaka train station
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