{
  "id": 312297,
  "title": "Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's Okinawa before bearing down on China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/typhoon-dolphin-batters-japans-okinawa-before-bearing-down-on-china-312297",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T15:15:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC World",
    "slug": "bbc-world",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglp2zlvrlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Typhoon Dolphin has recently wreaked havoc on Japan's Okinawa island, before heading towards China. This powerful storm caused the loss of power to over 44,000 buildings and resulted in at least five injuries, mostly elderly individuals suffering non-life-threatening injuries. The storm's strong winds toppled trees and overturned a car in Nago city, while Naha International Airport in Okinawa was closed for several days.\n\nIn China, Ningbo Lishe International Airport in Zhejiang province also suspended all flights following the typhoon's landfall. Authorities in China have raised coastal typhoon alert to its highest level, halting port and ferry services. Typhoon season in the western Pacific typically occurs between May and October, and this year is considered a strong El Niño year, indicating more intense typhoons. On average, three cyclones make landfall in Japan annually, with some being powerful enough to qualify as typhoons.",
  "summary": "The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.",
  "key_points": [
    "Typhoon Dolphin struck Okinawa, Japan, causing power outages for 44,000 buildings",
    "At least five injuries reported, mostly elderly with non-life-threatening injuries",
    "Ningbo Lishe Airport in China suspended flights after typhoon's landfall"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin: Hongkongers stuck in Okinawa prepare for low supplies, power cuts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/typhoon-dolphin-hongkongers-stuck-in-okinawa-prepare-for-low-supplies",
        "published": "2026-08-07T14:59:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, with China shutting ports ahead of landfall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/typhoon-dolphin-hits-okinawa-with-china-shutting-ports-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-08-08T04:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "China braces for Typhoon Dolphin after storm lashes Japan's southern islands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/china-braces-for-typhoon-dolphin-after-storm-lashes-japans-southern",
        "published": "2026-08-08T14:44:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Science",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's Okinawa before bearing down on China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/typhoon-dolphin-batters-japans-okinawa-before-bearing-down-on-china",
        "published": "2026-08-08T15:15:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}