Taiwan Shuts Down and Grounds Flights Ahead of Typhoon Champi
Officials said the storm forced broad transport shutdowns as Taiwan braced for winds up to 191 km/h and more than 77,000 homes lost power.
- On Friday, Taiwan's transport ministry canceled 977 flights as Typhoon Champi approached the island. The cancellations included 262 domestic and 715 international and cross-strait flights.
- Taiwan's Central Weather Administration warned of gusts exceeding 191 km/h near Typhoon Champi's center, with forecaster Liu Pei-teng noting the storm's 320-kilometer radius could prolong impacts if it stalls.
- One person was killed and 171 injured, while the government evacuated 2,639 people from mountainous areas. Taipower reported more than 77,000 homes lost power, though electricity was already restored to most.
- Lee Ming-chen, head of the port town of Suao, stated military amphibious vehicles are ready for evacuations and disaster relief. The Maritime and Port Bureau suspended 96 ferries across 10 routes.
- Forecast tracks show Typhoon Champi will pass off north-eastern Taiwan, turn north toward the Chinese coast, and eventually move into southern Japan. TSMC said operations remained normal with no significant impact.
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Typhoon Champi shuts down Taiwan, 1,000 flights cancelled, strong winds, torrential rains
YILAN/KEELUNG, Taiwan: Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday with the approach of Typhoon Champi, which was already bringing strong winds and torrential rain, and, while weakening, could still make direct landfall on the island.At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi was still packing gusts of around 191 kph (119 mph) near its centre, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (…
Due to typhoon Champi, the authorities in Taiwan today suspended classes in schools and most shops, canceled all domestic flights, as well as more than 660 international flights, and also suspended part of the railway and ferry traffic.
The island suspends activity and cancels nearly a thousand flights in the face of a storm that also threatens the eastern coast of China and southwestern Japan
Taipei, Oct 23 (EFE).- Taiwan dawned this Friday with schools, offices and financial markets closed and had to cancel about 1,000 flights before the arrival of typhoon Champi, which, although lost strength in the last hours, threatens to leave intense rains and strong winds in the northeastern region of the island. [...] Entry At least one dead, 171 injured and almost 1,000 flights cancelled in Taiwan by typhoon Champi was first published in Hol…
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