Typhoon Dolphin Shuts Naha Airport, Canceling All Flights as 240 Okinawa Residents Shelter
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Updated · NBC News · Aug 7
Typhoon Dolphin Shuts Naha Airport, Canceling All Flights as 240 Okinawa Residents Shelter
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Aug 7
Summary
Naha Airport closed Friday, halting all domestic and international flights in and out of Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin passed just north of the island.
89 mph maximum winds drove the shutdown and sent 240 people to evacuation centers across Okinawa, with Japan’s weather agency warning of heavy rain, high waves and strong winds through Sunday.
Three Okinawa men in their 70s suffered minor injuries, including two caught by the wind and one blown from a stool while preparing for the storm.
Kyushu residents whose homes were damaged in last week’s deadly earthquake were covering roofs and walls with blue tarps ahead of Dolphin’s expected impact there.
The storm is forecast to weaken over the weekend and make landfall on China’s eastern coast on Monday morning.