Typhoon Dolphin grounds Hong Kong flights, disrupts trips and business in Japan

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Typhoon Dolphin has caused the cancellation of at least 12 flights linking Hong Kong with mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan, disrupting travel plans and causing financial losses for local businesses. The typhoon is now moving away from Japan's Okinawa prefecture and approaching eastern China.

At least 12 flights connecting Hong Kong with mainland China, Taiwan and Japan have been cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin gradually moves away from Japan’s Okinawa prefecture and approaches eastern China. Hongkongers in Okinawa whose travel plans were disrupted by Dolphin were able to partially resume their itineraries as supermarkets and aquariums reopened. But an accommodation and car rental operator said the typhoon had cost his business between 500,000 and 1 million yen. According to the Hong...