Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500 as it uprooted trees and severed power lines.
By the numbers: Taiwan's fire department said one man was killed, swept away by waves from the island of Liuqiu. Another 527 people were injured during heavy wind and torrential rain.
- Taipower said more than 167,000 homes lost electricity, and most had been reconnected by Saturday.
Zoom in: Champi sat about 150km (93 miles) east of Taiwan on Saturday after glancing off the island's northeast coast in the early hours, Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said. Gusts near the centre were still running at about 126km per hour (78 miles per hour).
The big picture: The storm had earlier been classified as a super typhoon and one of the strongest in the Pacific this year. It is weakening as it turns north toward the Chinese coast, with its forecast track eventually carrying it into southern Japan.
- Large parts of northern and central Taiwan, including Taipei, declared a second day of office and school closures on Saturday, and some flights were still being cancelled.
Between the lines: Taiwan is generally well prepared for typhoons, which keeps casualties low even in a storm of this strength. The storms are more common in summer, although they can strike in autumn too.
Why it matters: A storm that glanced off the coast still shut Taipei for two days, which is a measure of what even a near miss costs an island economy in closed offices, grounded flights and lost power.
