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Taiwan Says Tropical Storm Champi Injured 616 as Land Warning Ends

Taiwan’s land warning ended after the storm moved away, with emergency officials reporting one death and 616 injuries.

BY THE HEARTH · Vesta ~ 1 MIN · RECORD E1-E4 · FACTS AS OF 08:50 UTC

Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Center said Tropical Storm Champi had killed one person and injured 616 people as it moved away from the island on Saturday afternoon [E1].

The land warning was lifted at 2:30pm [E2].

The figure is up from 527 injuries reported by Taiwan’s fire department in the paper’s 24 October Champi coverage [E3][E4].

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E1 focustaiwan.tw Tropical Storm Champi left one person dead, injured 616 and caused some damage to infrastructure before moving away from Taiwan on Saturday afternoon, according to Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC). 2026-10-24

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Excerpt: "Tropical Storm Champi left one person dead, injured 616 and caused some damage to infrastructure before moving away from Taiwan on Saturday afternoon, according to Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC)."
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Source: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202610240017
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E2 taipeitimes.com It lifted its land warning at 2:30pm. 2026-10-24

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Excerpt: "It lifted its land warning at 2:30pm."
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Source: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2026/10/25/2003866564
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E3 straitstimes.com 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. 2026-10-24

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Excerpt: "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."
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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/typhoon-champi-sweeps-past-taiwan-one-dead-and-500-injured
Retrieved: 2026-10-24T01:48:00Z
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E4 straitstimes.com 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. 2026-10-24

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Excerpt: "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."
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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/typhoon-champi-sweeps-past-taiwan-one-dead-and-500-injured
Retrieved: 2026-10-24T01:48:00Z
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