Typhoon Dolphin battered Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, August 8, 2026, injuring five elderly people and cutting power to approximately 14,000 buildings. Three of the injured in Okinawa fell due to strong winds, and another person was injured in Kagoshima prefecture, according to authorities. Nearly 39,000 buildings lost power in Kagoshima, with just over 12,000 affected in Okinawa.

Domestic airlines ANA and Japan Airlines canceled flights to and from Okinawa. The typhoon recorded maximum sustained winds of 162 km/h with gusts reaching 216 km/h. Okinawa and Amami Island in Kagoshima prefecture are the main areas expected to be impacted 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 most likely to make landfall between Zhoushan city in Zhejiang province and Fuding city in Fujian province, with winds expected to reach 38 to 45 meters per second near its center, according to China's National Meteorological Center.

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

These measures reflect the region's preparations as Typhoon Dolphin moves closer, impacting transportation and power infrastructure across multiple areas.

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