Typhoon Champi grounds hundreds of Taiwan flights, threatens Shanghai and Japan
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The Story
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 near its centre, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA).The storm was about 220 km east of Taiwan, the CWA said.
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- Center-LeftAl JazeeraTyphoon Champi unleashes huge waves along Taiwan’s coast (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftDaily MaverickTaiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, nearly 1,000 flights cancelled (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftRapplerRain eases in Batanes as Typhoon Rosal starts moving away (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftThe Mainichi (English)Large, strong typhoon advancing toward southern Japan, moving to northwest - 毎日新聞 (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAgence France-PresseTaiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi approaches - AFP.com (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAnadolu AgencyTaiwan orders near-total shutdown ahead of Typhoon Champi (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAsharq Al-AwsatTaiwan Issues Warnings as Typhoon Champi Nears (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterBBC NewsHundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan (opens the publisher’s site)
- Centerbne IntelliNewsTaiwan shuts schools and offices as Typhoon Champi nears (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterDeutsche WelleTaiwan braces as El Nino-supercharged Typhoon Champi approaches island (opens the publisher’s site)