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Airport closes in Okinawa as Typhoon Dolphin hits parts of southern Japan
['Ap News']
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TOKYO (AP) — Typhoon Dolphin moved over Japan’s southern remote islands Friday, causing a main airport on Okinawa to close and grounding all flights in and out of the island, while sending hundreds of people to take shelter at evacuation centers.
The typhoon was just north of the main island of Okinawa with maximum winds of 144 kph (89 mph) as of Friday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The Naha Airport on Okinawa Island said it closed Friday and all domestic and international flights in and out of Naha have been canceled.
As of midday Friday, 240 people had taken shelter at evacuation centers across Okinawa, the prefecture said.
With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage.