Typhoon Jebi made landfall on the southwestern island of Shikoku, Japan's smallest main island, shortly after noon local time before going on to rake across on the western coast of Honshu, the largest island. Meteorologists recorded sustained wind speeds of 100 miles-per-hour (162 kilometers-per-hour) and gusts of 134 mph.

With rainfall and winds increasing in intensity, Japanese authorities urged over 1 million locals in affected areas to evacuate. Residents in the city of Osaka (pictured above) got a taste of the heavy rain that was to follow while on their way to work Tuesday morning.

The strong wind pushed a 2,591-ton tanker from its mooring into the side of a bridge connecting the mainland to Osaka's Kansai International Airport, which is located on an artificial island. The impact left the bridge impassable, stranding around 3,000 passengers at the airport.

The Kansai International Airport was partly inundated after the typhoon swept across Japan. Parts of the airport's runways were flooded, making it impossible to restore air traffic after Jebi passed over.

Violent winds also ripped away part of the ceiling from Kyoto station and toppled multistory scaffolding on a building in Osaka. Elsewhere, cars were turned on their sides and strewn across roads.

Around 600 flights were canceled as soon as Jebi began making landfall. Osaka airport was effectively shut down, with authorities unable to determine when flights would resume.

All Shinkansen bullet trains connecting Japan's major cities and hubs along the western coast on Honshu were suspended Tuesday. Passengers were ordered to evacuate the stations and find shelter where they could. Universal Studios Japan, a hugely popular amusement park near Osaka, was closed for the rest of the day.

The typhoon caused major damage to vehicles on the road. Before it made landfall, some drivers abandoned their vehicles for fear of potentially-fatal wind gusts. On one bridge, two lorries were tipped on their sides.

While Tokyo is far from the eye of the typhoon, it was also hit by powerful winds and rain. Street advertisements and trash cans were caught up in the gusts, but little damage has been reported so far in the Japanese capital.

The fierce winds made going out in Tokyo somewhat of a challenge, though some braved the elements. The storm is expected to pass over Japan early Wednesday and head toward southeastern Russia before dissipating.

Jebi is just the latest deadly weather event in Japan. In July, torrential rain in the country's southwest triggered landslides and mass floods. Officials said the destruction killed 226 people and left 10 missing, making it the worst weather-related disaster in over 30 years. An ensuing heat wave, with temperatures surging over 40 degrees Celsius (104 F), is thought to have killed 130 people.

At least 100 people have died or are presumed dead, with dozens still missing, after torrential rains pummeled wide areas of western Japan. "We've never experienced this kind of rain before," an official at the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) told media.

Rescue workers have spent the past few days digging through mud and debris, searching for signs of life in flood-damaged homes. More than 70,000 emergency workers, including soldiers and police, have been deployed to assist in the mission. "It has been three days... It's possible that survivors will be found, but as the days pass the likelihood becomes slimmer," a soldier at the scene told AFP.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the situation "extremely serious" and ordered his government to "make an all-out effort" to rescue victims. "It's a race against time," Abe told ministers on Sunday morning. "There are still many people who have been unaccounted for. Some people have been isolated, calling for rescue."

In the hard-hit city of Kurashiki, about 670 kilometers (415 miles) from Tokyo, residents fled to their rooftops to wait for help. Around 700 helicopters were deployed to fly over submerged areas to look for survivors.

At the height of the flooding, Japanese authorities ordered more than 2.3 million people, and advised 2 million others, to evacuate their homes. Despite the warnings, many people opted to stay at home, becoming trapped by flash flooding or sudden landslides.

Critical infrastructure has also been hit, including railway tracks and power lines. Nearly 13,000 customers had no electricity, utility companies said Monday. Hundreds of thousands of people were also without water.

Local media reported that Prime Minister Abe was expected to visit areas worst affected by flash flooding in the coming days. Reports said he had called off a foreign trip this week to Belgium, France, Saudi Arabia and Egypt as a result of the disaster.