Japan's southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
Officials warned of flooding and landslides as the storm neared with sustained winds up to 110 mph, while flights and ferry service were canceled.
- On Friday, July 10, 2026, Typhoon Bavi approached Japan's Sakishima Islands, prompting warnings of violent winds and torrential rain. Airlines canceled flights in and out of Ishigaki, while ferry service at Ishigaki Port ceased through Saturday.
- Before reaching Japan, the system struck Rota on Monday as a Category 5-equivalent Super Typhoon Bavi with 180 mph sustained winds, leaving about 2,000 residents in the Northern Marianas Islands without water or power.
- Local shopkeeper Hiroshi Nomura noted, "I heard that this one will be pretty big" as Ishigaki residents secured properties; the city closed Painuhama Beach through Sunday and canceled medical checkups.
- Taiwan evacuated more than 1,000 people from its mountainous eastern coast while nearly 29,000 military personnel stood by for relief efforts. Precipitation during the 24 hours from Friday noon to Saturday noon could reach up to 300 millimeters.
- Relief supplies started arriving Wednesday in the Marianas, with The American Red Cross and The Navy's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 supporting recovery efforts. Volunteers are preparing to provide meals and supplies as soon as it is safe.
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Japan on high alert as typhoon Bavi approaches with torrential rain, violent winds
Typhoon Bavi moved towards Japan's Sakishima Islands, disrupting flights and forcing residents to prepare. Taiwan and eastern China also braced for heavy rain, evacuations and wider travel disruption.
Flights axed, noodle shelves emptied as ‘pretty big’ typhoon nears Okinawa
A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan’s southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and flooding in what could be the region’s most destructive storm in years. Super Typhoon Bavi is expected to pass very close to Japan’s Sakishima Islands, a remote island chain that is part of Okinawa prefecture, early on Saturday morning, according to meteorological autho…
A large and powerful Typhoon Bavi approached the Sakishima island chain in southwestern Japan today, prompting authorities to issue warnings of strong winds, heavy rainfall, landslides and flooding in what could be the region's most destructive storm in years.
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