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More than 5,000 passengers are stranded at Japan’s Narita international airport as highways were closed off and train services were suspended after a powerful typhoon hit the nation’s capital.
That number was expected to rise until the last flight arrived at about 11 pm, with no notice so far from the rail and highway operators on when services and access will return, a spokesman for the airport said. Shuttle buses to and from Narita, located about 40 miles northeast of central Tokyo, were suspended.
Typhoon Faxai was located around Iwaki in Fukushima prefecture, heading northeast at about 30 kilometres per hour as of 3 pm local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Its landfall on Monday caused wide disruptions to morning commute in Tokyo.
Keisei Electric Railway Co, which operates trains connecting Narita and downtown Tokyo, has suspended its train service between Tsudanuma and Narita airport due to disconnected cable and fallen trees, while East Japan Railway Co has also canceled its services to Narita. ANA Holdings Inc halted 55 domestic flights. Japan Airlines Co has said it suspended 41 flights, affecting 11,350 passengers.
Narita airport is the main international gateway to Japan by traveller numbers.