{"id":70659,"date":"2026-08-07T18:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/70659\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:03:10","slug":"typhoon-dolphin-hongkongers-stuck-in-okinawa-prepare-for-low-supplies-power-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/70659\/","title":{"rendered":"Typhoon Dolphin: Hongkongers stuck in Okinawa prepare for low supplies, power cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">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\u2019s main airport and disrupted every direct flight home.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Social media images shared by Hong Kong-linked travel accounts showed empty bread shelves and torrential rain sweeping parts of the popular destination, although travellers said conditions varied significantly across the island.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hong Kong travel account Papa Traveller said northern Okinawa, including the area around the Churaumi Aquarium, was experiencing \u201cextremely heavy wind and rain\u201d, while Naha in the south was temporarily caught in a gap between rainbands.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"One social media user has said northern Okinawa is experiencing \u201cextremely heavy wind and rain\u201d. Photo: Threads\/papatravellerhk\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d3a730ae-2bd8-428b-a40f-8bf86aeec7a0_7f617f46.jpg\" title=\"One social media user has said northern Okinawa is experiencing \u201cextremely heavy wind and rain\u201d. Photo: Threads\/papatravellerhk\"\/>One social media user has said northern Okinawa is experiencing \u201cextremely heavy wind and rain\u201d. Photo: Threads\/papatravellerhk<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A Cantonese-language Okinawa page also posted a photograph of empty supermarket shelves and urged visitors, especially those staying in central and northern areas, to prepare candles and drinking water due to the possibility of electricity and water cuts.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But one traveller staying in Mihama observed calmer conditions, saying two major supermarkets still had sufficient supplies and there had been no panic buying.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Several major attractions and shopping centres, including DMM Kariyushi Aquarium and Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom, were also closed on Friday because of the storm.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">More than 500 flights were cancelled across southwestern Japan, and nearly 260,000 residents in Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures were ordered to evacuate amid warnings of violent winds, heavy rain and high waves.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Cantonese-language Okinawa social media page has shared a photo of empty supermarket shelves. Photo: Facebook\/Kokoni Okinawa\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/da1b05df-5650-4b4c-b731-7e18ec4af241_095c17fb.jpg\" title=\"A Cantonese-language Okinawa social media page has shared a photo of empty supermarket shelves. Photo: Facebook\/Kokoni Okinawa\"\/>A Cantonese-language Okinawa social media page has shared a photo of empty supermarket shelves. 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