# Taiwan has shut schools, offices and financial markets as Typhoon Champi brings powerful winds and torrential rain. Nearly one-thousand flights have been cancelled, while one person has been killed and more than 160 injured. Authorities have evacuated more than two-thousand-600 people from mountainous areas, and more than 77-thousand homes have lost electricity, although power has been restored to most. The storm is weakening but could still make landfall, with forecasters warning of severe weather and possible flooding. Champi is expected to move towards China and southern Japan.
Typhoon Champi kills one as Taiwan cancels nearly 1,000 flights