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Typhoon Champi heads for Taiwan, Japan and China
Taiwan will close schools and offices on its main island Friday, and the storm is forecast to make landfall on the east coast around Saturday; the airports are already emptying.
On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN TonightPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Typhoon Champi roars towards Taiwan, Japan and China bringing heavy rain and wind”, with reporting from Yahoo News.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 9:29 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Typhoon Champi, Taiwan, Japan, China.
- BBN covered this story before: Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan; Storm Boelo warning for UK (October 22).
The real story
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- BBCTyphoon Champi roars towards Taiwan, Japan and China bringing heavy rain and wind
- Yahoo NewsChampi, one of 2026's strongest storms, has been downgraded to a typhoon as it heads toward Taiwan and eastern China October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTyphoon Champi is heading for Taiwan, with winds of one hundred eighty-five miles an hour at its peak, tying the strongest of the year.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTaiwan has closed schools and offices on the main island for Friday.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne hundred eighty-five. And a hundred and twenty-five flights already cancelled. That's a lot of people sitting in an airport, thinking.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorClosing everything is the right call, Dale.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight. I'd like it noted that I was agreed with, and I'm leaving before it wears off.
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The story so far
- Super Typhoon Champi intensifies to a Cat 5 after battering Guam · Yale Climate Connections
- Gnathophis in Taiwan: Three new species described · Bioengineer.org
- Taiwan issues land warning ahead of powerful Typhoon Champi · Japan Today
- Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan; Storm Boelo warning for UK · The New York Times
- Typhoon Champi heads for Taiwan, Japan and China (this story)
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