Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing flight cancellations and disrupting US-Japan drills
The storm could dump up to 900 millimeters of rain in northern mountains and bring waves over 6 meters, weather officials said.
- On Thursday, Taiwan's Central Weather Administration issued a land warning for Typhoon Champi, with authorities canceling nearly 125 flights as the storm approached the island's northeastern coast.
- Packing gusts of more than 227kmh, the typhoon sits about 250km southeast of Yilan with a 320km radius, meaning its impact could last nearly two days according to the CWA.
- President Lai Ching-te urged citizens to prepare immediately, warning against visiting coastal or mountainous areas. Authorities issued alerts for waves exceeding 6m and nearly 1m of rainfall in northern regions.
- In Japan, major carriers Japan Airlines, ANA, and Skymark canceled over 100 flights, disrupting travel for over 11,000 passengers, while authorities in eastern China began planning emergency evacuations.
- Forecaster Chang cheng-Chuan said the storm should move away from Taiwan by Saturday afternoon. It is expected to brush past Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture, remaining "extremely powerful" while gradually weakening.
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Powerful Typhoon Champi, which has been brewing in the Pacific Ocean, is approaching Taiwan. While the storm has weakened, it still poses a threat of winds of up to 227 km per hour, waves up to 20 feet high, and heavy rain.
In Taiwan, a warning was issued on the approach of a powerful typhoon Champi, which led to the cancellation of more than 200 flights in the region and changes
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