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Typhoon Champi roars towards Taiwan, Japan and China bringing heavy rain and wind
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Typhoon Champi is approaching Taiwan with powerful winds and heavy rain, expected to impact the entire island from Friday through Saturday before moving towards Japan.
- Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-Tai and authorities have issued urgent safety warnings, advising the public to avoid coasts, mountains, and high-risk zones due to the storm's severity.
- There is concern over the Wanli Creek landslide dam in Hualien, which holds five million metric tons of water and could breach during the storm, prompting evacuation orders for downstream residents.
- Severe weather warnings are in place across Taiwan, with mountainous areas in the north and northeast expecting up to 900mm of rainfall and wind gusts reaching level 12 on the Beaufort scale.
- After impacting Taiwan, Typhoon Champi is forecasted to pass near the Okinawa islands, then move northwards towards eastern China and South Korea's Jeju island over the weekend.
