Typhoon Dolphin struck Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, August 8, 2026, injuring five people and cutting power to approximately 14,000 buildings. Authorities reported that three of the injured elderly individuals fell due to strong winds. Another person was injured in Kagoshima prefecture, where nearly 39,000 buildings lost power, while just over 12,000 buildings were affected in Okinawa.

Domestic airlines ANA and Japan Airlines cancelled flights to and from Okinawa. The typhoon brought maximum sustained winds of 162 km/h with gusts reaching 216 km/h. Okinawa and Amami Island in Kagoshima are the main areas expected to be affected in Japan.

In China, where Typhoon Dolphin is forecasted to make landfall between late Sunday, August 9, and early Monday, August 10, authorities have classified it as an orange-category typhoon, the second-highest level. The storm is expected to make landfall between Zhoushan city in Zhejiang province and Fuding city in Fujian province, with winds near its center reaching 38 to 45 meters per second, according to China's National Meteorological Center.

Ningbo Lishe International Airport in Zhejiang announced it will halt operations from 11:30 p.m. on Saturday and suspend all flights on Sunday. In Taiwan, the government cancelled 78 international flights due to the typhoon.

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