{
  "id": 16273433,
  "title": "Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan, leaving one dead and 500 injured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/typhoon-champi-sweeps-past-taiwan-leaving-one-dead-and-500-injured",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:11:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1562428/typhoon-champi-sweeps-past-taiwan-leaving-one-dead-and-500-injured"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Typhoon Champi made landfall near Taiwan on Saturday, resulting in one fatality and over 500 injuries, according to the Central Weather Administration. The super typhoon, one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, initially swept past the island, causing widespread damage with gusts of around 126kph near its center.\n\nAs it continued to weaken, the storm turned south around midnight and moved offshore, then shifted northward away from Taiwan. The eye of the storm triggered gusts of approximately 227kph in some coastal areas, downing trees and cutting power.\n\nTaiwan's fire department reported one death, a man swept away by waves off Liuqiu Island, while 527 people were injured due to strong winds and torrential rain. Approximately 288,000 homes lost electricity at one point, but power was subsequently restored to most of them.\n\nTransport Ministry figures indicated 242 flights were canceled, a decrease from the previous day's almost 1,000 cancellations. In Taipei, downed trees and intermittent squally rain showers were reported.\n\nTaiwan is generally well-prepared for typhoons, which helped keep casualties low. China's Emergency Management Ministry sent a team to Zhejiang province as Champi approached, warning of strong winds and heavy rain through Sunday. They had prepared 400 rescue workers and 600 pieces of equipment, along with over 41,000 firefighters on emergency duty.\n\nIn Taizhou, a city on Zhejiang's coast, 3,800 fishing boats returned to port, offshore fish-farm workers were brought ashore, and 2,084 island visitors were evacuated. Authorities halted 25 offshore construction projects and suspended 18 passenger ferry routes.",
  "summary": "YILAN, Taiwan/TAIPEI: Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and cutting power, as it continued to weaken and head north towards the Chinese coast, although it was not expected to make landfall there.",
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    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Typhoon Champi kills one in Taiwan as nearly 1,300 evacuated and 931 flights cancelled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/typhoon-champi-kills-one-in-taiwan-as-nearly-1-300-evacuated-and-931",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Taiwan shuts down schools and businesses as Typhoon Champi approaches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/taiwan-shuts-down-schools-and-businesses-as-typhoon-champi-approaches",
        "published": "2026-10-23T03:00:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Typhoon Champi hits Taiwan, killing one and injuring 350",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/typhoon-champi-hits-taiwan-killing-one-and-injuring-350",
        "published": "2026-10-23T23:10:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "1 dead, 500 injured as Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/1-dead-500-injured-as-typhoon-champi-sweeps-past-taiwan",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: Giant waves crash into Taiwan as Typhoon Champi leaves over 500 injured; 1 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/watch-giant-waves-crash-into-taiwan-as-typhoon-champi-leaves-over-500",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:57:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as it heads to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/typhoon-champi-kills-one-and-injures-more-than-500-in-taiwan-as-it",
        "published": "2026-10-24T02:22:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Two Malaysians Injured Following Typhoon Champi In Taiwan - Wisma Putra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/world-two-malaysians-injured-following-typhoon-champi-in-taiwan-wisma",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:00:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan, leaving 1 dead, 500 injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/typhoon-champi-sweeps-past-taiwan-leaving-1-dead-500-injured",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:31:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Typhoon Champi kills 1 and injures 350 in Taiwan overnight as storm weakens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/typhoon-champi-kills-1-and-injures-350-in-taiwan-overnight-as-storm",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:33:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "One dead, 500 hurt as Champi batters Taiwan, then turns towards Shanghai",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/one-dead-500-hurt-as-champi-batters-taiwan-then-turns-towards-shanghai",
        "published": "2026-10-24T04:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}