Typhoon Champi Causes Casualties and Widespread Disruption in Taiwan Ahead of Move to China

Key summary

Typhoon Champi moved across Taiwan on Saturday (October 24), resulting in at least one death and over 500 injuries. The storm, which reached super typhoon status earlier this year with wind speeds up to 227 km/h near its center, caused power outages affecting more than 288,000 homes before most were restored. Approximately 242 flights were cancelled in Taiwan on Saturday, down from nearly 1,000 on Friday. The storm is expected to weaken as it heads north toward China's coast and eventually southern Japan. In preparation for the storm's approach to Zhejiang province in China, emergency teams have been deployed with 400 rescue personnel and 600 pieces of equipment ready, while over 3,800 fishing boats returned to port and 2,084 tourists were evacuated from islands.