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People Posted Terrifying Videos As A Huge Typhoon Crashed Into Japan

Typhoon Jebi follows a summer of extreme weather for Japan, with more than 350 people dying in floods, mudslides, and heat waves.

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At least 10 people have died, hundreds have been injured, and more than a million homes have been left without power after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years crashed into its west coast.

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Vehicles caught fire after their electrical systems shorted out in the storm surge.

The cities of Kobe, Kyoto, and Osaka were struck by the 125 mph winds of Typhoon Jebi — the 21st of the season — with hundreds of thousands of people advised to evacuate and hundreds of flights canceled.

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Passengers stranded overnight at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay queue for buses to leave.

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Videos posted online and broadcast on TV showed the terrifying strength of the storm, as vehicles were upended and roof tiles were sent flying.

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In Osaka, a huge Ferris wheel was shown spinning rapidly, despite having had its power turned off.

In Kyoto, where 4 inches of rain fell in an hour, the main train station's roof collapsed, showering people below in glass.

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Meanwhile, the Japan Times said 5,000 people were left stranded at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay on Tuesday after a 2,500-ton oil tanker struck the only bridge connecting the airport — which lies on an artificial island — to the mainland.

On Wednesday high-speed boats began transferring people to nearby Kobe Airport, while on Twitter, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wrote that buses were also arriving to transport people away.

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Typhoon Jebi has been described as the strongest to hit Japan since 1993.

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A wall of the south Noh stage at Nishi Honganji temple damaged by Typhoon Jebi in Kyoto.

The country is already reeling from a summer of extreme weather. In July heavy rain, flooding, and landslides killed 225 people, while that same month heat waves claimed the lives of 138 people.

Matthew Champion is a deputy world news editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.

Contact Matthew Champion at matthew.champion@buzzfeed.com.

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