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Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan

short by Daisy Mowke / on Sunday, 9 August, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan's ​southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings. Nearly 39,000 buildings were without power in Kagoshima while just over 12,000 were affected in Okinawa. The typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 162 kph (100 mph) with gusts reaching 216 ​kph.
read more at Reuters