{
  "id": 16147300,
  "title": "Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, hundreds of flights canceled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/taiwan-shuts-down-ahead-of-typhoon-champi-hundreds-of-flights-canceled",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T03:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261023/taiwan-shuts-down-ahead-of-typhoon-champi-hundreds-of-flights-canceled"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yilan, Taiwan experienced a complete shutdown on Friday as the island prepared for the arrival of Typhoon Champi, which was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall. Despite the storm's weakening, there was a possibility that it might make direct landfall on the island. At its peak, Champi was a super typhoon with winds reaching 191 kph (119 mph), one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA). The storm was situated approximately 320 kilometers (198 miles) east of Taiwan's southern tip, as reported by the CWA. The storm's forecast path indicated that it would pass just off northeastern Taiwan, turn north towards the Chinese coast, and eventually move into southern Japan. Unfortunately, one person lost their life and 94 others were injured in Taiwan. The government reported that around 1,300 people were evacuated from mountainous regions. CWA forecaster Liu Pei-teng warned that landfall could not be ruled out if the storm stalled, looped, or wobbled as it approached Taiwan. The storm's wind radius was considered quite large, among the biggest in recent years, according to Liu.",
  "summary": "YILAN, Taiwan — Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Champi, which is forecast to bring strong winds and torrential rain, and though the storm is weakening it could still make direct landfall on the island. At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi was still packing gusts of around 191 kph (119 mph) near its…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Taiwan braces for powerful Typhoon Champi as flights cancelled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/taiwan-braces-for-powerful-typhoon-champi-as-flights-cancelled",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:10:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Taiwan Orders Near-Total Shutdown Ahead Of Typhoon Champi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/world-taiwan-orders-near-total-shutdown-ahead-of-typhoon-champi",
        "published": "2026-10-22T23:16:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Super Typhoon Champi disrupts more than 70 flights between Hong Kong and Taiwan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/super-typhoon-champi-disrupts-more-than-70-flights-between-hong-kong",
        "published": "2026-10-23T06:39:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Taiwan: Deadly Typhoon Champi brings travel chaos and school closures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/taiwan-deadly-typhoon-champi-brings-travel-chaos-and-school-closures",
        "published": "2026-10-23T07:30:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-as-typhoon-champi-shuts-taiwan-16176856",
        "published": "2026-10-23T10:53:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, nearly 1,000 flights cancelled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/taiwan-shuts-down-ahead-of-typhoon-champi-nearly-1-000-flights-16175199",
        "published": "2026-10-23T10:57:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}