Storm Champi left about 22,000 households in Taiwan without electricity Saturday, as emergency officials logged 9,027 damage reports and the weather agency completed lifting its warnings.
Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) reported 616 injured people as of 4:30 a.m. ET (08:30 UTC) on Saturday, Oct. 24, and said 486 had been discharged. One man died Thursday after waves caught him at a beach in Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, the CEOC said. The updated count builds on EconoTimes’ earlier report on Champi casualties and the land-warning decision.
Fallen trees accounted for 3,287 reports, essential infrastructure for 3,033, and billboards or signs for 1,014. The storm disrupted electricity service to more than 340,000 households. The CEOC’s update said about 22,000 remained without electricity and set an 11 a.m. ET (15:00 UTC) Saturday target for restoring service.
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) lifted its land warning at 2:30 a.m. ET (06:30 UTC) and its sea warning at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC), according to its records. Authorities had evacuated 4,960 people by 4 a.m. ET (08:00 UTC) as a measure against landslides, the CEOC said.
