Typhoon Champi kills 1 and injures 350 in Taiwan overnight as storm weakens
Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Champi overnight on Friday, resulting in one fatality and injuring around 350 people, according to officials. The storm also caused extensive damage, bringing down trees and cutting power to nearly 300,000 households. By Saturday morning, the typhoon had weakened, and the land warnings were lifted. Power had been restored to 80% of affected households.
In the capital Taipei, a college dormitory suffered damage to its ceiling. Air travel was disrupted, with 563 flights canceled at the main international airport in Taoyuan on Friday and another 261 flights canceled on Saturday.
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