Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan with strong winds, heavy rain

Typhoon Dolphin brought strong winds, heavy rain and high waves to Japan’s southern islands on August 7, leading to shop closures and more than 500 flight cancellations. The storm had sustained winds of up to 89 mph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefect

Dolphin is forecast to move deeper inland to the central provinces of Hubei and Henan in ⁠the coming days.

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales, Philippines — While rain continued to fall, residents woke up early Sunday to clear fallen trees and clean up their damaged homes after strong, swirling winds swept through this coastal town the night before. Among those assessing the damage was 54-year-old Rosana Agapin, whose house near the sea

Government reports also say the heavy rain has left at least 20 road sections cut off and forced hundreds of residents from their homes

Chinese authorities declared a Level III emergency response, which has seen schools and tourist sites closed and hundreds of ships at ports docked.

The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall  Dawn

Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan's ​southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings, while China shut ports ‌and halted ferries ahead of the storm's expected arrival on its east coast.

Nearly 39,000 buildings were without power in Kagoshima while just over 12,000 were affected in Okinawa

A Manila-bound Cebu Pacific flight returned to Hong Kong airport after its cargo door was suspected to have opened on Saturday. Police said officers were alerted at 3.05pm to the incident involving flight CEB143. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, landed safely at Hong Kong International Airport and no one was injured, the

Nearly 39,000 buildings were without power in Kagoshima while just over 12,000 were affected in Okinawa

The typhoon recorded maximum sustained winds of 162kmh with gusts reaching 216kmh.

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall  Reuters

High winds and rain to hit parts of UAE over the weekend  thenationalnews.com

A child and an elderly woman were killed by falling trees in the regional capital as winds reached gusts of up to 20 meters per second.