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More than 146,000 households across Taiwan lost electricity as Typhoon Champi brought powerful winds and heavy rainfall, leaving at least one person dead, dozens injured, and air traffic disrupted, local media reported Saturday.
According to Focus Taiwan, electricity had been restored to more than 122,000 households by Friday night, while repair crews continued working to bring power back to affected areas in the north.
Strong overnight winds caused further disruption in New Taipei and the northern port city of Keelung, prompting repair teams to begin restoration work early Saturday.
Authorities also deployed 15 additional teams from five regional offices in central and southern Taiwan to support recovery efforts.
The storm forced schools and government offices to close across most of Taiwan on Friday, with Taitung County and the outlying islands of Penghu and Matsu exempted from the shutdowns.
Taiwan's Central Weather Administration reported that Champi was moving over waters east of Yilan and was expected to weaken into a less intense typhoon by Saturday afternoon. The agency anticipated lifting both land and sea typhoon warnings by Saturday evening.
Although Champi was weakening, heavy rainfall continued to affect parts of Taiwan on Saturday, shifting westward after hitting northern and eastern areas the previous day.
Mountainous regions south of Hsinchu experienced heavy rain, while localized torrential downpours were reported in Miaoli. Forecasters expected rainfall to gradually ease during the afternoon, although areas north of Taichung could still experience heavy showers.
The weather agency also warned that surrounding seas remained dangerous, with waves generally reaching 2 to 3 meters (6.6 to 9.8 feet). Waves exceeding 6 meters (19.7 feet) were still possible in northern and northeastern waters.
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