Typhoon Champi kills one, injures hundreds in Taiwan
Typhoon Champi killed one person and hurt hundreds in Taiwan as it swept past the northeast coast, Channel News Asia reported. Taiwan's fire department put injuries at 527, CNA said. Taiwan News said the land warning was set to lift by Saturday evening.
Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday. It killed one person and hurt hundreds. It also downed trees and cut power, Channel News Asia reported. Taiwan's fire department said the death toll stayed at one. A man was swept away by waves from Liuqiu. The fire department put injuries at 527, CNA reported. A related Taiwan News headline earlier put the toll at one dead and 94 hurt.
Champi had been a super typhoon. It had weakened but still packed gusts near 126 kilometers per hour at its center, Taiwan's weather office said, per CNA. The storm glanced off Yilan County, looped offshore and moved north. Coastal gusts near 227 kilometers per hour hit in places, CNA reported. It was about 150 kilometers east of Taiwan and headed toward the Chinese coast with no landfall expected there, CNA said.
Taiwan News said the weather office expected to lift the land warning by early Saturday evening. The sea warning would end later that night. Areas south of Changhua were already outside the wind zone, Taiwan News said. Related Taiwan News coverage said about 146,000 homes lost power. A Yilan resident surnamed Lin said the night around midnight was the most terrifying in years, CNA reported.
Cleanup was under way as rain shifted west and seas stayed rough, CNA and Taiwan News reported. Schools and work had been closed into Saturday. Coastal roads stayed risky with large waves. Crews cleared fallen trees and debris in hard-hit northeast counties, CNA reported.
Power crews and road teams worked through Saturday as the storm moved away from the island, Taiwan News reported.
What we know: Champi killed one person in Taiwan and left hundreds hurt. Land warnings were set to lift Saturday evening.
What we don't: A final injury count across agencies.
Where outlets agree Channel News Asia and Taiwan News report that Typhoon Champi killed one person in Taiwan and that land warnings were set to end Saturday.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.