Typhoon Dolphin: Hongkongers stuck in Okinawa prepare for low supplies, power cuts
Hong Kong holidaymakers in Okinawa on Friday contended with depleted supermarket shelves, potential power cuts and violent weather as Typhoon Dolphin shut the Japanese island’s main airport and disrupted every direct flight home. Social media images shared by Hong Kong-linked travel accounts showed empty bread shelves and torrential rain sweeping parts of the popular destination, although…
Typhoon Dolphin has brought about significant disruptions for Hongkongers holidaying in Okinawa, with empty supermarket shelves, potential power cuts, and violent weather conditions. Social media images show torrential rain sweeping parts of the popular destination, though conditions vary across the island. While some areas, such as northern Okinawa, are experiencing "extremely heavy wind and rain," others, like Naha in the south, are temporarily caught in a gap between rainbands.
Supermarket shelves are reported to be empty, and several major attractions and shopping centres, including DMM Kariyushi Aquarium and Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom, have closed due to the storm. Over 500 flights have been cancelled across southwestern Japan, and nearly 260,000 residents in Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures have been ordered to evacuate.
The Hong Kong Travel Industry Council estimates that there are only two to three tour groups in Okinawa, and all travellers are reported to be safe and staying at their hotels.
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