<br /> <p>Typhoon Prapiroon hit the Japanese southern island of Okinawa on Monday morning, July 2, injuring at least four people and knocking down power lines.</p><p>Okinawa Electronic Power said</a> nearly 3,700 homes were without electricity as of 7 am of July 2.</p><p>In Naha and three other towns in Okinawa, four people – three men and a woman – were injured, NHK reported</a>. Among them was a firefighter who suffered a broken toe</a> in the town of Chatan after he was hit by a falling debris while he and his colleagues were trying to prevent the roof of a house from being blown away.</p><p>The Okinawa prefecture government said more than 130 people evacuated, Kyodo News reported</a>.</p><p>At least 230 flights have been cancelled</a>, affecting more than 3,600 passengers. Credit: hoshi_yurilove via Storyful</p><br />
