Kansai flights cancelled as Typhoon Jebi hits western Japan

Kansai International Airport is partly inundated following a powerful typhoon in Izumisano, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, Tuesday,

PETALING JAYA: Flights heading to Kansai International Airport from Malaysia are cancelled as Typhoon Jebi wreaks havoc in western Japan, killing at least six people.

According to Reuters, Jebi, or "swallow" in Korean, is the most powerful storm to hit Japan in 25 years.