Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan, one dead and 500 injured

TAIPEI, Oct 24 (Reuters) 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 towards 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 ⁠centre, according to Taiwan s ⁠Central Weather Administration (CWA). The storm was about 150 km (93 miles) east of Taiwan, the CWA said, having glanced the island s northeast coast in the early ​hours of Saturday. The storm s forecast track shows it is now turning north toward the Chinese coast ⁠and eventually move into southern ⁠Japan. Taiwan s fire department said the death toll ​remaining at one, a man swept away by waves ​from the island of Liuqiu, with 527 injuries ‌during the heavy wind and torrential rain. Taipower said at one point more than 167,000 homes had lost electricity, though most