Asia & Pacific
Five elderly people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, with three falling due to the wind, the Okinawan prefectural government said.
A satellite image shows Typhoon Dolphin approaching Japan's Okinawa, on Aug. 6, 2026. (Reuters/Handout/CSU/CIRA & JMA/Jaxa)
Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings, while China shut ports and ferry routes ahead of the storm's expected arrival on its east coast.The storm was about 160 kilometers northwest of Kume Island in Okinawa as of 11 a.m. local time, moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Five elderly people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, with three falling due to the wind, the Okinawan prefectural government said. Domestic airlines, ANA and Japan Airlines, cancelled flights to the region.
