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EDITION OF FRI 23 OCT 2026
22 · WORLD

Typhoon Champi shuts much of Taiwan, cancels nearly 1,000 flights

publishers 29articles 44first reported 18 Oct, 18:59 UTCdeveloping since 19 Oct · 12 editionstop 25 #22

Typhoon Champi brought strong winds and torrential rain to Taiwan on Friday, shutting schools, offices and financial markets across most of the island and causing widespread travel disruption.

One man died after being swept away by storm-driven waves in Pingtung County’s Liouciou Township. Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operations Center reported 350 injuries by Friday evening, while the government said more than 2,600 people had been evacuated from vulnerable mountainous areas. More than 77,000 homes lost power, although service was restored to most of them.

Taiwan’s transport ministry said all 262 domestic flights and 717 international flights had been cancelled. High-speed rail continued operating, and Taipei’s public transportation ran on reduced service. TSMC said its chipmaking operations remained normal without significant impact.

The Central Weather Administration said Champi was about 100 kilometers east of Yilan on Friday evening, moving north-northeast with maximum sustained winds of 155 kph and a 320-kilometer radius. Forecasters expected the storm to pass close to northeastern Taiwan before turning toward waters off eastern China and later southern Japan, though landfall in Taiwan could not be ruled out.

Rainfall exceeded 500mm at one Yilan weather station, and cumulative totals of up to 900mm were forecast in mountainous areas of New Taipei City, Taoyuan and Yilan. Champi also caused flight cancellations and power outages in Japan and prompted adjustments to the U.S.-Japan Keen Sword military exercise.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 8 articles, 6 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 96 h after the record first saw the story; the editor kept it as written.

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0 18 36 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 22 Oct 18:26 UTC · Typhoon Champi closes schools and disrupts flights as it approaches Taiwan 23 Oct 14:17 UTC · Typhoon Champi shuts much of Taiwan and cancels nearly 1,000 flights 23 Oct 18:14 UTC · Typhoon Champi shuts much of Taiwan, cancels nearly 1,000 flights 24 Oct 00:10 UTC · Typhoon Champi kills one, disrupts travel as it passes northeastern Taiwan 24 Oct 12:14 UTC · Typhoon Champi disrupts Taiwan and eastern China, heads toward Japan

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Typhoon Champi · 7 outlets

Entered the story later

  • 1,000 flights cancelled · from 23 Oct 08:30, 6 outlets
  • Okinawa Prefecture · from 22 Oct 08:11, 2 outlets
  • In Japan · from 22 Oct 08:11, 2 outlets
  • Hong Kong · from 22 Oct 08:42, 2 outlets
  • Liu Pei · from 23 Oct 00:00, 2 outlets
  • 1,000 flights canceled · from 23 Oct 08:30, 2 outlets
  • 262 domestic flights · from 23 Oct 11:12, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • flights between: 10 (1 from 22 Oct 08:42) → 70 (1 from 23 Oct 06:39) → 30 (1 from 23 Oct 06:39)
  • domestic flights: 262 (2 from 23 Oct 11:12) → 39 (1 from 24 Oct 09:00)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.

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