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Costa de Taiwán bajo un tifón con oleaje fuerte, palmeras dobladas por el viento y cielo oscuro de tormenta

Typhoon Champi leaves one dead and 527 injured in Taiwan

Typhoon Champi left one person dead and 527 injured in Taiwan on Saturday, October 24, with gusts up to 227 km/h, more than 288,000 homes without power at the…

--- The context --- Taiwan woke on Saturday, October 24, to the most serious toll from Typhoon Champi, a storm that struck the island with intense winds and torrential rain before weakening and moving north toward China. The system passed near Yilan County, in the northeast, during the early hours of the day. --- The facts --- By Saturday, Champi had left one person dead and 527 injured. The fire department said the person who died had been swept away by waves off Liuqiu island. Gusts reached up to 227 km/h in some coastal areas and, at the peak, more than 288,000 homes lost electricity after trees and power lines came down. --- The positions --- Authorities stressed that more than 5,000 people had been evacuated before the storm and that power had already been restored to most homes by Saturday, although about 56,000 remained without electricity. They also warned that strong winds and heavy surf persisted, so the coastal risk had not ended. --- What remains unknown --- The full extent of material damage to homes, roads and power networks is still unknown. It is also unclear how long full restoration will take for the 56,000 homes still without power, or when the activities disrupted by the storm will fully return to normal. --- Unanswered questions --- When will electricity return to every home that was still without power on Saturday? What specific damage did the storm leave in the coastal areas most exposed to the surf? How will evacuees be supported while closures and wind warnings remain in place? --- EPM analysis --- The central fact is not only the strength of the wind, but the chain of effects: prior evacuations, mass power cuts, roof tiles thrown into the air and disrupted transport. The Ministry of Transportation reported 242 flight cancellations on Saturday, down from nearly 1,000 the previous day, while schools and offices in parts of the north and centre stayed closed for a second consecutive day. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the figure of 527 injured people should keep the focus on residents and neighbourhoods that spent the peak of the storm without power, because recovery is not measured only by resumed flights. With 56,000 homes still without electricity, the priority should be restoring basic services, supporting evacuees and keeping clear warnings while strong winds and heavy surf continue to threaten the Taiwanese coast in the hours ahead for residents and workers.
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