Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan, heads towards China

Five elderly people have suffered non-life-threatening injuries, with three falling due to the wind in Japan.

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

A typhoon is lashing Japan's south, causing injuries and blackouts. It is now headed for China, where ports have been closed in preparation.

Flights serving eastern China were disrupted on Saturday as Typhoon Dolphin approached the coast, with some services cancelled and airlines offering flexible rebooking and refund options for affected passengers. Most of the typhoon-related flight disruptions have been reported at airports in the cities of Ningbo, Wenzh

The storm left five people injured and cut power to 14,000 buildings in the prefecture.

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

Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan’s southern remote islands Friday, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island, while sending hundreds of people to take shelter at evacuation centres.

Authorities issued evacuation orders for nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, while Toyota suspended work at nine factories on Friday.

Typhoon Dolphin has moved over Japan’s southern remote islands, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and sending hundreds of people into evacuation centres.The typhoon was just north of the main island of Okinawa with maximum winds of 89mph as of Friday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Thre

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.

TOKYO (AP) -- Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan's southern remote islands Friday, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights

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

Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan  Toronto Star

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.

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