Typhoon Jebi struck southern Japan Tuesday morning, killing at least eight and injuring more than 300 people.

The storm surge and heavy winds and rains lashed the southern prefectures, flooding Kansai International Airport, one of the country's largest airports. The flooding forced the cancellation of more than 800 flights, stranding over 3,000 people, The New York Times reported.  

A man in his 70s died after he was reportedly blown by strong winds to the ground from his apartment in Osaka prefecture. Police in Osaka reported five more deaths in the prefecture, some due to flying objects, and others due to falling from apartments.

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A 71-year-old man was killed after a storage building collapsed on top of him in Shiga prefecture. Another man in his 70s died after falling from a roof in Mie, according to the AP. 

A tanker measuring more than 290 feet in length was carried by Jebi's heavy winds into a bridge connecting Kansai Airport, located in Osaka Bay, to the mainland. No one was injured in the incident, CNN reported. 

Government officials ordered more than 16,000 people to evacuate throughout nine cities, and advised another 1.2 million evacuations in 10 of Japan's southern prefectures, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.