Typhoon Dolphin turns toward China after lashing Japan's Okinawa islands
Typhoon Dolphin has lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands and turned toward China, where it is expected to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday local time. The storm has already disrupted flights and travel across the region.
Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands with heavy wind and rain before turning northwest toward the Chinese coast. Forecasters expect the storm to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday local time.
Flights and travel across Okinawa were disrupted by the storm, with ports and airports in the region enacting temporary precautionary closures. Chinese authorities have also stepped up preparations along the storm's expected path.
The region's summer typhoon season regularly disrupts economic activity along both Japan's and China's coastlines. Officials have urged residents to closely monitor the storm's developing track.
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