Hurricane Tracker Shows Typhoon Champi Killing One and Injuring 527 in Taiwan
The hurricane tracker shows Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on October 24 2026, killing one person, injuring 527 others, downing trees and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes before heading north toward the Chinese coast. [1]
Taiwan Impact and Casualties
Taiwan authorities reported one man swept away by waves from Liuqiu island. [1] The fire department confirmed the death toll remained at one with 527 injuries during the heavy wind and torrential rain. [1] More than 288000 homes lost power at peak though most had been reconnected. [1] The transport ministry said 242 flights were cancelled on Saturday. [1] A swathe of northern and central Taiwan including Taipei declared a second day of office and school closures on Saturday. [1] In the capital Taipei there were downed trees and on-off squally rain showers. [1] An uprooted tree after strong winds brought by Typhoon Champi was visible in Taipei on October 24 2026. [1] Taiwan is generally well prepared for typhoons which keeps casualties low. [1] Although more common in summer the storms can strike in autumn too. [1] Separate reports from the Straits Times also noted one dead and 500 injured as Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan. [4]
Storm Track and Intensity
Champi was once a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year but has weakened with gusts near its centre of 126 kmh and recorded gusts up to 227 kmh along Taiwan's coast. [1] The storm glanced off Taiwan's northeastern coast in Yilan County made a rare loop offshore and is forecast to track up the Chinese coast toward southern Japan without making landfall on the mainland. [1] The storm was about 150km east of Taiwan having glanced off the island's northeastern coast in Yilan County early on Saturday. [1] The centre of the storm turned south around midnight hugging the Yilan coastline before making a rare loop offshore and moving northward away triggering gusts of about 227kmh in some coastal areas knocking down power lines and sending roof tiles flying. [1] The storm's forecast track shows it turning north tracking up the Chinese coast and eventually moving into southern Japan. [1] Updates from the hurricane tracker indicate continued weakening as Champi heads away from Taiwan. [1]
Eyewitness Accounts from Yilan
"It was most terrifying around midnight" said a retired teacher surnamed Lin as he inspected downed banana trees in his garden in Yilan. [1] "It was a sleepless night. I haven't seen anything like this in many years." [1] The storm triggered gusts of about 227kmh in some coastal areas knocking down power lines and sending roof tiles flying. [1] A pedestrian holds an umbrella as Typhoon Champi approaches in Keelung Taiwan on Oct 23 2026. [1] Typhoon Champi swirls over the Philippine Sea as seen from space on Oct 23 2026. [1]
China Prepares for Approach
China's emergency management ministry deployed teams 400 rescue workers 600 pieces of equipment and placed more than 41000 firefighters on duty in Zhejiang province while evacuating thousands and halting offshore work. [1] China's emergency management ministry sent a team to the eastern province of Zhejiang as Champi approached warning of strong winds and heavy rain through Sunday. [1] It said 400 rescue workers and 600 pieces of equipment had been readied while more than 41000 firefighters were on emergency duty. [1] In Taizhou a city on Zhejiang's coast more than 3800 fishing boats returned to harbour offshore fish-farm workers were brought ashore and 2084 island visitors were evacuated. [1] Authorities halted 25 offshore construction projects and suspended 18 passenger ferry routes. [1]
Ongoing Flood Warnings in US
Separate US National Weather Service flood warnings remain in effect for the Little Colorado River in Coconino County Arizona and for the Rio Grande River in parts of Mineral Saguache and Rio Grande counties in Colorado due to excessive rainfall. [2] Flood Warning for Coconino AZ states flooding caused by excessive rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday continues. [2] The warning covers the Little Colorado River from Winslow to Leupp until midnight MST Saturday Night. [2] Flood Warning for Mineral CO states flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues along the Rio Grande River and waterways downstream. [3] The warning covers Southwestern Saguache Central Mineral and Western Rio Grande Counties until 1100 PM MDT. [3] Impacts include flooding of the Little Colorado River is imminent or occurring. [2] Flooding will continue along the Rio Grande especially from South Fork to Del Norte. [3] Several roads remain closed due to flooding including highway 160 and CO 112 near Del Norte. [3]
What to watch next: The storm's forecast track shows it turning north tracking up the Chinese coast and eventually moving into southern Japan while flood warnings for the Little Colorado River and Rio Grande River remain active through the week
