OKINAWA , Japan, July 8 (UPI) -- Typhoon Neoguri passed the island of Okinawa, reduced in intensity from the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane to a Category 3, and headed for the Japanese mainland.
Although maximum sustained winds of 97 mph were reported Monday and 106,000 electric customers were without power on Okinawa, only 1,000 residents evacuated the island and only 10 injuries were attributed to the typhoon.