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Last updated Saturday, October 24, 2026 — 4:39 AM EDT
Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan’s northeast coast in the early hours of Saturday, killing one man, injuring 527 people and knocking out electricity to more than 167,000 homes as it weakened and headed toward the Chinese coast.
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baqên County in Tibet’s Nagqu region on Thursday night, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, collapsing hundreds of homes and cutting power, according to Chinese state media.
Taiwan shut schools, offices and shops as Typhoon Champi approached its northeast coast, with one death reported, hundreds of flights cancelled region-wide and forecasters warning of up to 90 centimetres of rain.
