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Osaka: Kansai airport evacuated this morning

After the damage assessment it will be decided when to reopen it

The consequences of the typhoon "Jebi" that hit the coast of western Japan yesterday was 10 dead and more than 300 injured, and the important damage caused to the main infrastructure including the Osaka airport, which will be closed for an undefined period of time, at least until the road bridge connecting it to the mainland, damaged by a collision with a drifting oil tanker, will be installed.This...

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Osaka, Japan, 09/05/2018 10:20
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