Typhoon Champi kills one and injures over 500 in Taiwan

Typhoon Champi hit Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 527 others. The man who died was swept away by waves near Liuqiu island. More than 5,000 people had to leave their homes. At its worst, the storm cut power to around 167,000 households, and about 56,000 homes still had no electricity by Saturday evening. Heavy rain, flooding, and fallen trees caused damage across the island. Yilan county in the northeast received 65 centimetres of rain since Thursday. The typhoon had weakened by Saturday, with winds of 176 kph, but it was once a super typhoon with winds near 300 kph. As the storm moved toward China, the government sent 400 rescue workers to Zhejiang province.