Storms and cyclones

Typhoon Champi batters Taiwan

France 24 Asia Pacific24 October 2026, 10:33 UTCTaiwan

Typhoon Champi is heading towards China and Japan. Yesterday, it battered Taiwan with heavy rain and winds reaching up to 180 kilometres per hour. Across the island, 56,000 households are without power. Nicolas Chamontin and Ophelie Jacobson report.

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