Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as it heads to China
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The storm caused a death, injured over 500 people and disrupted transportation and power in Taiwan, directly affecting daily life and safety.
Super typhoon weakening but large parts of Taiwan, including Taipei, still mostly closed and flights cancelled Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person, injuring more than 500, and uprooting trees and severing power as it weakened and headed north toward the Chinese coast. Earlier classified as a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi was still packing gusts of about 126km per hour (78 miles per hour) near its centre, according
A super typhoon is an extremely powerful tropical cyclone, and Taiwan is frequently hit by such storms, which can cause widespread damage and require large-scale emergency responses.
- •Monitor official updates on Champi's progress as it approaches the Chinese coast
- •Watch for further travel disruptions or power outage reports in affected regions
- •Follow reports on rescue and recovery efforts in Taiwan after the storm