Preparations
In Guam, officials cancelled several flights in and out of the island, and delayed numerous others in preparation of Typhoon Nabi. Additionally, several schools were used for shelter from the system as it passed by the island. In Kyushu, officials evacuated over a quarter of a million people in fear of Typhoon Nabi affecting Japan. Means of transportation came to a halt for tens of thousands of people, where ferries and trains were shut down in preparation of the storm. In addition, at least 723 flights to and from the island were cancelled because of the storm.
Japan's second-largest refinery, Idemitsu Kosan, chose to stop shipments to other refineries across the area, and Japan's largest refinery, Nippon Oil, stopped all sea shipments. The Cosmo Oil Company, Japan's fourth largest refinery, stopped all shipments to Yokkaichi and Sakaide refineries. Nearly a thousand and half soldiers were dispatched to Tokyo in order to help coastal areas prepare for Typhoon Nabi (Jolina)'s arrival, and to clean up after the storm. On September 4, four days before the dissipation of the storm, officials in the Miyazaki Prefecture issued a flood warning for expected heavy rains in the area.
Lastly, 76 domestic and international flights were cancelled, in South Korea.
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