Alex and Giles do (what was supposed to be) a brief trip to Osaka and Kojima

[Giles]

Kenta and his family are being evacuated.

An oil tanker hit the Kansai Airport bridge just after we left.

It's wild…..

[Giles]

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180904/p2g/00m/0dm/065000c

[neph93]

@Giles:

Kenta and his family are being evacuated.

An oil tanker hit the Kansai Airport bridge just after we left.

It's wild…..

I saw Kenta's IG post 

Hope the hotel bar is in the basement…

[neph93]

@Giles:

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180904/p2g/00m/0dm/065000c

Shit, I take back what I said about basements. Stay safe.

[Giles]

We've got to get over this thing tomorrow….

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180904_24/

[neph93]

Oh dear. So much for a short trip.

[louisbosco]

i've experienced the most devastating typhoon (Ondoy) back in 09 on a missionary trip in a rural village in the Philippines, it was pretty devastating as we were stuck and it was felt bad leaving after seeing the devastation it left behind. it was worse for the people that actually lived there. japan's infrastructure should fare better than the Philippines but nonetheless, stay safe and indoors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana

[Alex]

[Max Power]

Damn. Have a safe trip home :o

[Madame Buttonfly]

    - I think you may need to forget about trying to use Kansai with the bridge situation and airport flooding…

[Alex]

[Matty123]

Oh my god. Stay safe fellas.

[Giles]

Tomorrow's flight cancelled.  Looking at other ways to get home….

[Matty123]

@Giles best of luck to you both.

[Seul]

@Giles:

Tomorrow's flight cancelled.  Looking at other ways to get home….

Direct ferry to Gosport…

[Giles]

Could be quicker

[Mustafa911]

Wow stay safe guys

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[louisbosco]

possible to fly out from another airport instead?

[sabergirl]

Wow.  Stay safe, you two.  Might have to hunker down and wait it out?

[Madame Buttonfly]

My poor boys…

But they are safe and well, and have power and internet access, so we count our blessings - many people are having a truly desperate time.

Latest news is that they are booked on flight from Nagoya via Helsinki on Thursday, which will get them back home on Thursday evening - my fingers, toes etc. are crossed.

And it could have been far worse, I was considering making the trip with them...