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Severe Typhoon Champi Takes Aim at Taiwan
Severe Typhoon Champi was heading toward Taiwan, according to a headline published on October 19.
Satellite graphics showed the storm’s giant eye in a video highlighted the next day.
A typhoon is a powerful tropical storm.
The available information does not say when or where Champi might make landfall.
It also gives no details about damage, warnings or effects on people in Taiwan.
No further forecast or next steps are provided in the available information.
Super Typhoon Champi was described as the strongest storm worldwide of the year as it moved toward eastern China.
China’s National Meteorological Centre expected the storm to make landfall on Taiwan’s eastern coast around Saturday as a strong typhoon.
Authorities were planning evacuations and urging people in the storm’s path to prepare.
Airports in several major Chinese cities could be affected, but no large-scale delays or cancellations had been announced.
- Who
- Super Typhoon Champi, along with authorities and people in its path.
- What
- The storm was moving toward eastern China, with a forecast to make landfall on Taiwan’s eastern coast.
- When
- It was expected to make landfall around Saturday.
- Where
- Taiwan’s eastern coast and eastern China; airports in several major Chinese cities could be affected.
- Why
- Authorities were planning evacuations and urging people to prepare because the storm was approaching.
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Authorities were planning evacuations as Champi moved toward eastern China.
China’s National Meteorological Centre expected Champi to make landfall along Taiwan’s eastern coast as a strong typhoon.
- Storm classification
- Super Typhoon
- Yearly ranking
- Strongest storm worldwide of the year
- Forecast landfall
- Taiwan’s eastern coast, around Saturday
- Potentially affected airports
- Wenzhou Longwan, Fuzhou Changle, Ningbo Lishe, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong and Xiamen Gaoqi