Wire reporting: (Reuters, via CNA)

Typhoon Champi passed Taiwan's northeast, killing one person and injuring hundreds, then turned north toward China's coast without an expected landfall there^1,2,3.

Al Jazeera, reporting Friday, said at least 350 people were injured and more than 4,300 were evacuated as trees fell and power failed¹. DW, updating Saturday, said injuries had risen above 500². CNA, carrying Reuters, said Taiwan's fire department put the death at one — a man swept away by waves from Liuqiu island — and injuries at 527³.

Taiwan's Central Weather Administration told residents to stay indoors through Saturday morning, Al Jazeera reported, citing forecaster Lin Ping-yu¹. The agency said the northeast could see up to 900 millimeters of rain from Thursday to Saturday; more than 400 millimeters had already fallen in Yilan County on Friday¹.

CNA, citing the CWA, said the storm glanced Yilan County, looped offshore and packed coastal gusts of about 227 kph in some areas³. Champi had briefly been a super typhoon before weakening; the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported maximum winds of 185 kph, Al Jazeera said¹.

Taipower said more than 288,000 homes lost electricity at one point, with most later reconnected, CNA reported; DW cited United Daily News that about 280,000 households lost power, with 80 percent restored by Saturday morning^2,3. The transport ministry said 242 flights were cancelled Saturday, down from nearly 1,000 on Friday³. Northern and central Taiwan, including Taipei, kept offices and schools closed for a second day^2,3.

China's emergency ministry sent a team to Zhejiang, warning of strong winds and rain through Sunday, and said 400 rescue workers and more than 41,000 firefighters were on duty, CNA and DW reported^2,3.

Malay Mail said Malaysia's representative office in Taipei reported two 57-year-old Malaysian nationals with minor injuries in stable condition, one of them later discharged⁴.

About 8,400 households in Japan's Okinawa islands were without power Friday afternoon, Okinawa Electric Power Company said, and the storm was forecast to track toward southern Japan after hugging China's coast^1,3.

Sources

1. Al JazeeraTyphoon Champi hits Taiwan, killing one and injuring 350Oct 23, 7:10 PM
2. DWTyphoon Champi leaves 1 dead, more than 500 injured in TaiwanOct 24, 1:26 AM
3. (Reuters, via CNA)Taiwan counts 1 dead and 527 injured after Typhoon Champi sweeps pastOct 23, 11:34 PM
4. Malay MailTwo Malaysians injured in Typhoon Champi recovering in Taiwan hospitalsOct 24, 4:50 AM

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