Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday (October 24), killing 1 person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing power.

In Taipei, uprooted trees damaged vehicles, with on-off squally rain showers continuing in some areas.

At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi is weakening though it is still packing gusts of about 126 kph (78 mph) near its centre, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration.

It is heading north towards the Chinese coast though it is not expected to make landfall there.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

TAIPEI, TAIWAN (OCTOBER 24, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. UPROOTED TREE LYING ON ROAD NEAR MOTORCYCLE

2. VARIOUS OF CAR UNDER UPROOTED TREE

3. FAMILY MEMBER OF CAR OWNER LOOKING FOR BELONGINGS IN CAR

4. FAMILY MEMBER OF CAR OWNER LEAVING

5. DAMAGED CAR UNDER UPROOTED TREE

6. DEBRIS LYING ON ROAD, VEHICLES DRIVING PAST

7. MOTORCYCLIST SLOWING DOWN, BRANCH SLIDING ACROSS ROAD

8. WIND BLOWING BRANCH ON ROAD

9. MAN HOLDING UMBRELLA AND WALKING

10. (SOUNDBITE)(Mandarin) TAIPEI RESIDENT, 70-YEAR-OLD THOMAS WANG, SAYING:

“It’s considered quite serious, I saw news about the average wind speed that could reach up to 70 or 80 kilometres per hour in Taipei city, that’s serious, quite scary.”

11. UPROOTED TREE LYING ON ROAD

12. VARIOUS OF BRICKS THAT CAME LOOSE

13. VARIOUS OF MOTORCYCLES LYING ON ROAD

14. VARIOUS OF DAMAGE AT CONSTRUCTION AREA, TORN OFF METAL SHEET LYING ON GROUND