Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan, one dead and 500 injured
TAIPEI: Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing power, as it continues to weaken and head north toward the Chinese coast. At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi is weakening though still packing gusts of around 126 kph (78 mph) near its center, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA). The storm was about 150 km (93 miles) east of Tai
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