Inside £16bn airport built on an island that is sinking into the sea
Built on artificial islands described as a 'sponge', Kansai International Airport in Japan is slowly sinking into the water - ...
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The incredible £15bn airport built in the middle of nowhere that's sinking into the sea
When it was completed in 1994, Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Japan was ... guard against future flooding. Some predictions believe that, by 2056, sections of the islands may well sink ...
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Flooding Reveals Risks at Kansai Airport
It's now one week since typhoon Jebi hit western Japan ... airport." The airport flooding has revealed a major vulnerability. Opened in 1994, Kansai International Airport is built on an artificial ...
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Powerful Typhoon Shuts Kansai International Airport
It whipped up huge tides, with storm surges flooding many areas ... A major travel hub in Japan, the airport sits on a man-made island off the coast of the city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture.