Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin approaches southern Japan

The slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin is approaching Japan’s southern remote islands, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island

FUKUOKA -- Typhoon Dolphin, a large and strong tropical storm and the 13th of the year, moved west on the morning of Aug. 7, bringing the main island

TOKYO: Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights were cancelled on Friday (Aug 7) as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached the region to bring violent winds, heavy rain and high waves.The Category 1 typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 144 kph with gusts

TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights cancelled on Friday as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached the region to bring violent winds, heavy rain and high waves.

The ‌typhoon has had maximum ​sustained winds of 144 kph with gusts reaching 198 kph and has been nearing ⁠a chain of islands between Kyushu and ⁠Okinawa Prefecture.

Authorities issue evacuation orders for nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, while Toyota suspends work at nine factories

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights  reuters.com

The likelihood of a typhoon warning signal being issued in Hong Kong over the weekend is low, as tropical cyclone Kujira is set to weaken under the influence of Dolphin. The latter, though downgraded from a super typhoon to a severe typhoon, has nonetheless prompted airlines to cancel at least 18 flights between the ci

The large storm is forecast to cause strong winds and rainfall in parts of Japan, China and Taiwan.