Typhoon Strands More Than 5,000 People at Tokyo’s Narita Airport
- Train and bus services halted after Typhoon Faxai hits Tokyo
- Disruption likely to continue for the rest of the day
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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 is expected to rise until the last flight arrives at about 11 p.m., 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 65 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of central Tokyo, were suspended.