About 700 tourists from China were stranded when a strong typhoon swept through Kansai Airport.

　　Overseas Network September 5 th The strongest typhoon "Feiyan" in 25 years swept across Japan on the 4th, killing at least 9 people and injuring 229 others in Japan. Due to the strong momentum of the typhoon, the runway of Osaka Kansai International Airport was seriously flooded, and it was closed at 3 pm local time on the 4th, with about 700 tourists from China stranded. The Consulate General of China in Osaka is trying to arrange and transfer tourists from China.

　　According to the official Weibo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kansai International Airport in Osaka was closed at 3pm on September 4th due to typhoon Feiyan, and about 700 tourists from China were stranded. As the bridge connecting the airport was damaged, the staff of the Consulate General of China in Osaka could not enter the airport. At present, they are in contact with relevant Japanese departments and airlines through various channels to do a good job in the resettlement and transshipment of Japanese tourists. "Voice of Consular" said that it is understood that the airport has begun to transfer stranded tourists to the nearby Kobe Airport free of charge.

　　Kansai Airport Company, which operates the airport, said that the passenger throughput of Kansai Airport in 2017 reached 28.8 million passengers, a record high. Visitors to Japan, mainly from China, South Korea and Southeast Asia, play a driving role. The company had expected to break through the 30 million mark for the first time in 2018.

　　Typhoon Feiyan is the strongest typhoon Japan has encountered since 1993. According to the data of the Japanese National Police Agency, at least 9 people were killed, 229 others were injured and 2.03 million people were instructed to take refuge in Osaka Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture and Mie Prefecture.

　　Due to the heavy rainfall brought by typhoon, the risk of earth-rock disasters in Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Nara Prefecture and Shimane Prefecture is very high. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued warning information on earth-rock disasters in these areas. Due to the sharp rise of water level, irrigation has also occurred in Kinki, Central and Shikoku coastal areas.

　　In Osaka, the trees on the street have been uprooted by the strong wind and fallen to the roadside. There are also many cars and bicycles scattered around, and many billboards and walls on buildings have been blown down by the strong wind. Many vehicles were burned by the typhoon.

　　The Consulate General of China in Osaka had already issued relevant warnings on the 4th. The Consulate General issued an announcement to remind China citizens to pay close attention to meteorological warning information, avoid going to high-risk areas, and make disaster prevention preparations and various countermeasures in advance; In case of emergency, you can contact the Consulate General of Osaka or the Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China as soon as possible. (Overseas network Yao Kaihong)