Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights - Reuters

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights  Reuters

13 times the size of Zhejiang: China deploys drones, AI as Typhoon Dolphin nears coast

Ferry routes have been suspended, construction halted, fishermen evacuated and drones deployed to patrol over the sea as China’s coastal provinces prepare for the landfall of Typhoon Dolphin, the fourth typhoon to reach the country this summer. By Friday morning, the typhoon was about 820km from China’s east coast and was expected to land from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning somewhere between Zhejiang province in eastern China and northern Fujian, the National Meteorological Centre said. T...

By Phoebe Zhang

Over 500 flights cancelled, evacuations ordered as Typhoon Dolphin approaches Japan

Authorities issued evacuation orders for nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, while Toyota suspended work at nine factories on Friday.

Japan orders evacuations and cancels 500 flights as Typhoon Dolphin approaches

The ‌typhoon has had maximum ​sustained winds of 144 kph with gusts reaching 198 kph and has been nearing ⁠a chain of islands between Kyushu and ⁠Okinawa Prefecture.

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights

Authorities issued evacuation orders for nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, while Toyota suspended work at nine factories.

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights

Authorities issue evacuation orders for nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, while Toyota suspends work at nine factories

By Reuters

Japan cancels 500 flights, orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches

Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights cancelled on Friday as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached the region to bring violent winds, heavy rain and high waves.