Taiwan lifted the land warning for Typhoon Champi on Saturday after 84 ferry sailings had been canceled across six routes, as the storm moved away from the island.
At 2 a.m. ET Saturday (06:00 UTC; 2 p.m. Taiwan time), Champi was about 260 kilometers northeast of Taipei, Focus Taiwan reported, citing CWA data. It was moving north-northeast to northeast at 18 to 21 kph, with maximum sustained winds of 108 kph and gusts up to 137 kph.
The CWA lifted the land warning at 2:30 a.m. ET (06:30 UTC; 2:30 p.m. Taiwan time), several hours before the forecast evening end in Taiwan. The Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) reported one death and 527 injuries as of Saturday morning. Its briefing said a man died Thursday after storm-driven waves swept him away in Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County; most injuries were linked to falling trees, power cables and billboards, and damaged water pipes.
The Maritime and Port Bureau’s count for Oct. 24 was based on a 10 a.m. Taiwan-time update (10 p.m. ET Friday; 02:00 UTC Saturday). Of the 84 canceled sailings on six routes, 54 were on the Donggang-Liuqiu route.
The CWA issued a sea warning on Oct. 21 and a land warning for Champi on Oct. 22. It expected to lift the separate sea warning later Saturday morning ET, or Saturday evening or night in Taiwan.
