Taiwan issues land warning ahead of arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi
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Daily Mirror reports that Typhoon Champi moved close to Taiwan’s north-east coast on Friday, October 23, as the island prepared for the storm. Daily Mirror says almost all of Taiwan shut down ahead of its arrival.
Daily Mirror reports the typhoon was forecast to bring strong winds and torrential rain. The outlet says the storm was weakening, but could still make direct landfall on the island.
Daily Mirror reports that hundreds of flights across the East Asia region were cancelled. Hiru News’ Sinhala and Tamil headlines report nearly 1,000 cancelled air services, while Ada Derana and Hiru News’ English headlines also describe hundreds of cancellations.
Ada Derana reports that Taiwan issued a land warning before the typhoon’s arrival. The reports provided no further details about the warning or what would happen after the storm approached.
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