Taiwan shuts down ahead of weakening Typhoon Champi, hundreds of flights cancelled

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Taiwan shut down activity as weakening Typhoon Champi approached, with hundreds of flights cancelled. The storm’s broad radius was expected to affect most of Taiwan, and weather experts said impacts could last nearly two days.

The administration ​said the typhoon’s radius was around 320 km (200 miles), large enough to ⁠cover most of Taiwan, and weather experts said its impact could last nearly two ‌days.