Typhoon Bavi passes Okinawa, causing flight cancellations and minor injuries

Typhoon Bavi skirted Japan's southern Okinawa islands on Saturday, disrupting travel with more than 100 flights canceled and leaving five people with minor injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a level 4 storm alert for parts of Okinawa, advising evacuations due to the high risk of flooding.

Wind gusts reached 140 kilometers per hour in some areas, and the Sakishima islands, closest to the typhoon's path, are expected to receive up to 250 millimeters of rain between Saturday and Sunday. High waves of up to 12 meters are also anticipated along Okinawa's coast.

Bavi, which previously made landfall as a super typhoon in the Northern Mariana Islands on July 6, weakened from a strong typhoon to a typhoon by Friday, according to China's National Meteorological Center. It is now heading northwest towards China's coast, with landfall expected between Saturday night and Sunday morning in the area between Xiapu, Fujian, and Wenling, Zhejiang.

Chinese authorities have issued a yellow alert for typhoons and a red alert for ocean waves, with forecasts of 9 to 14-meter waves in the southern East China Sea. The typhoon's approach has led to flight cancellations, railway suspensions, and the closure of tourist sites.