Typhoon Champi kills 1 and injures 350 in Taiwan overnight as storm weakens
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1 min readFrom 2 outlets- Daily Mirror reports that Typhoon Champi approached Taiwan’s north-east coast on Friday.
- Daily Mirror and Hiru News report widespread flight cancellations; Hiru’s Sinhala- and Tamil-language headlines put the total at nearly 1,000.
- Daily Mirror reports that the storm was weakening but could still make direct landfall.
- Ada Derana reports one death and 500 injuries after the typhoon passed Taiwan.
Daily Mirror reports that almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday, October 23, ahead of Typhoon Champi. The outlet says the storm was forecast to bring strong winds and torrential rain as it moved close to the island’s north-east coast.
Daily Mirror, Hiru News and Ada Derana report that hundreds of flights were cancelled. Hiru News’ Sinhala- and Tamil-language headlines describe nearly 1,000 flight cancellations, while Daily Mirror says cancellations affected flights across East Asia.
Daily Mirror reports that Champi was weakening but could still make direct landfall on Taiwan. Ada Derana separately reports that the typhoon swept past the island and left one person dead and 500 injured.
Ada Derana also reports that Taiwan issued a land warning ahead of the storm’s arrival. The reports provided do not give further details on the warning or on recovery measures.
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