October 23, 2026 4:22 PM
Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, nearly 1,000 flights cancelled
Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday with the approach of Typhoon Champi, which was already bringing strong winds and torrential rain, and, while weakening, 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 centre, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA). The storm was about 170 km (106 miles) east of Taiwan, the CWA s...