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.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Typhoon Dolphin has hit Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings, and is heading towards eastern China, where authorities have shut down ports, schools and tourist sites.Okinawa Island, and Amami Island in Kagoshima prefecture, are the main areas affected in Japan.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Philippines landslides kill 15 as Typhoon Bavi threatens regionlist 2 of 3More than 1.7 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in Chinalist 3 of 3Typhoon Bavi pummels China’s eastern coastend of listFive elderly people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, with three falling due to the wind, the Okinawan prefectural government said.Dolphin has caused flight cancellations in Okinawa, as well as in China and Taiwan.The typhoon, named after Hong Kong’s Chinese white dolphin, comes amid a record-breaking heatwave in East Asia. Three lions in a Japanese zoo died from suspected heatstroke, while in South Korea, the extreme temperatures were blamed for more than 20 deaths.Dolphin...