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Typhoon Champi brings 200mm rain, flight cancellations to Taiwan

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC · How we work

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Typhoon Champi Approaches

Japan Meteorological Agency warned Typhoon Champi will approach the Sakishima Islands on Friday.
Champi has a central pressure of 925 hPa and maximum sustained winds of 50 m/s.
Forecast calls for 200 mm rain by 6 p.m. Friday and 150 mm on Saturday.
Mie Prefecture recorded 89.5 mm rain in one hour and 302 mm in twelve hours.
The storm will move north over the East China Sea Saturday–Sunday, becoming extratropical by Monday.

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Typhoon Champi Disrupts Taiwan

Typhoon Champi killed one person and injured 171 in Taiwan’s northeast.
About 1,000 residents were evacuated from mountainous areas.
All 262 domestic and 669 international flights were cancelled in Taiwan on Friday.
Coastal towns issued mobile alerts for gusts over 150 kph and distributed sandbags and rescue boats.
Taiwan’s stock index (.TWII) was closed for trading on Friday because of the storm.

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Champi Sparks Coastal Watch

Meteorologists say Champi would be the latest-season typhoon since 1951, breaking Typhoon Zeb’s 1998 record.
Jeju and Seogwipo Coast Guard Stations issued a three-day coastal safety watch starting 21 Oct.
The Jeju Horse Festival in Aewol-eup faces possible cancellation because of the storm.
Waves may reach 6 m off Jeju and 7 m in the East China Sea on 24-25 Oct.
Korea Meteorological Administration urged people to avoid shorelines and monitor weather alerts.

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Typhoon Champi Approaches

Japan Meteorological Agency warned Typhoon Champi will approach the Sakishima Islands on Friday.
Champi has a central pressure of 925 hPa and maximum sustained winds of 50 m/s.
Forecast calls for 200 mm rain by 6 p.m. Friday and 150 mm on Saturday.
Mie Prefecture recorded 89.5 mm rain in one hour and 302 mm in twelve hours.
The storm will move north over the East China Sea Saturday–Sunday, becoming extratropical by Monday.

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