Japan: Hundreds of flights cancelled as typhoon Nanmadol approaches Kyushu island

Country’s main operators Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways cancelled at least 335 flights scheduled to arrive at or depart from airports in Japan as Typhoon Nanmadol approached the southwestern main island of Kyushu, according to local media.

Footage filmed on Sunday features pouring rain outside the airport and planes parked, while a few isolated travellers could be seen inside. Departure and arrival displays showed a large number of cancelled flights.

Weather officials have reportedly issued an emergency warning for Kagoshima Prefecture on Kyushu island. As a result, residents in 965,000 households have been ordered to evacuate across the seaside cities of Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Amakusa.

Nanmadol is the 14th typhoon Japan has experienced this year and is currently forecast to make landfall in Kyushu on Sunday evening.

Source: Ruptly

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