Taiwan: Typhoon Champi leaves 1 dead, over 500 injured
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After killing one person and causing major disruptions in Taiwan, Typhoon Champi is now headed towards China.
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Typhoon Champi killed at least one person and left more than 500 people with injuries as it passed through Taiwan on Saturday.
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Taiwan's fire department said the death toll remained at 1, after a man was swept away by waves from the island of Liuqiu. At least 527 others were injured during the heavy wind and torrential rain.
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Several parts in Taiwan received heavy rain and strong winds that prompted authorities to cut off power, leaving thousands of people without power supply.
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Some 280,000 households were knocked out of power, according to United Daily News, a local Taiwanese newspaper. By Saturday morning, the power supply was restored to 80% of the households.
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Champi also led to 259 flights cancellations, an improvement from Friday, when the number was almost 1,000, the Transport Ministry said.
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Several trees were downed amid strong gusts In the capital Taipei.
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Authorities in several districts of northern and central Taiwan, including Taipei, declared a second day of office and school closures on Saturday.
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The typhoon continued to weaken as it moved north towards the Chinese coast though it was not expected to make landfall there.
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Chinese authorities have sent a team to the eastern province of Zhejiang as Champi approached, warning of strong winds and heavy rain through Sunday.
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It said it had readied 400 rescue workers and 600 pieces of equipment, while more than 41,000 firefighters were on emergency duty.
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Typhoon Champi started out as a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year. While it is weakening, Champi is still packing gusts of around 78 km/h (126 mph) near its center, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA).
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