Taiwan: Deadly Typhoon Champi brings travel chaos and school closures

Loading the video No Comment Video. Taiwan: Deadly Typhoon Champi brings travel chaos and school closures Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 23/10/2026 - 9:30 GMT+2 Towering waves crashed against Taiwan's coastline as Typhoon Champi swept past the island on Friday, leaving one person dead, 94 injured and hundreds of flights cancelled. In Keelung, enormous waves crashed against the shore, while emergency workers cleared fallen branches and debris from streets in the capital. One person was killed after being swept away by waves on Liuqiu island on Thursday, while 94 others were injured. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Schools and offices closed, while 931 flights were cancelled, including all 262 domestic services and 669 international flights. At Taipei's Songshan Airport, departure counters stood empty and stranded passengers rested beneath screens displaying cancellations. Champi had weakened from peak sustained winds of 298 km/h earlier in the week to 155 km/h as it approached Taiwan. Authorities evacuated nearly 1,300 people from vulnerable mountainous areas and urged coastal residents to stay indoors and avoid dangerous roads. The storm's centre was forecast to remain offshore before moving north towards Japan's southwestern islands, where one person was injured and nearly 2,000 homes lost power on Ishigaki. The Philippines also suspended ferry services and flights in affected areas, while residents of Cagayan province were evacuated as a precaution. Taiwan Storm Taipei Air traffic Extreme weather Japan Top stories Now playing Next Taiwan: Deadly Typhoon Champi brings travel chaos and school closures Now playing Next China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet Now playing Next France: Artists and collectors gather at Art Basel Paris despite unrest Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 23rd, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next Serbia election results expected to be ‘very tight’, analyst says Now playing Next France braces for fresh protests as EU leaders seek Hungary reset Now playing Next Albanian parliament descends into chaos as opposition backs protests Now playing Next Hansel and Gretel in the mountains: parents abandon sons Now playing Next Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action Now playing Next Italy's truckers' protests leave supermarket shelves empty Now playing Next Macron decries 'stupid comments' by foreign leaders on France protests Now playing Next Looted Paris shop owner: ‘10 years of work destroyed’ Now playing Next Japan village looks to young Peruvians to tackle ageing population Now playing Next Watch: Catholic bishops pray over Trump in the Oval Office Now playing Next Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11 Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 22nd, 2026 – Evening ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Germany: Humanoid robots and AI supercomputers take centre stage in Berlin No Comment Ukraine: At least 9 people were killed in Russian attacks over the past 24 hours No Comment Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver No Comment Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections Europe News How migration is reshaping the political debate in Spain's Ceuta Belgium Families of missing Azerbaijanis call for support from European institutions Cult Beyond five-star luxury: What's next for hospitality in Qatar? Business Series Beyond oil: The Sectors shaping this country’s economic future Tech News PHP security flaw: Why websites across Europe went dark and what it means for you EU News Russia strikes Kyiv with three cluster-warhead ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy says Europe News Watch: Empty shelves in southern Italy amid truckers’ fuel protests Europe News EU Parliament awards Sakharov Prize to ICC in rebuke of US sanctions ADVERTISEMENT Europe News Italy's truckers' protests leave supermarket shelves empty and airports without fuel Tech News Websites go dark after AI exposes major programming language security flaw World News Moment Colombian authorities seize 7.6 tonnes of cocaine bound for Europe Europe Today 'Everything' in Ukraine is now a target for Putin, says EPP MEP Europe Today Public order a 'big failure of the government', says French MEP Jean-Marc Germain Europe Today French police union to sue government over mishandling of riots Ukraine Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine after US envoy meets Putin Europe Today Europe Today: France under fire as Macron faces backlash, Putin opens door to Ukraine peace talks ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT