Typhoon Champi batters Taiwan, grounds hundreds of flights
Typhoon Champi disrupted Taiwan on Friday, grounding hundreds of flights and closing schools and businesses.
Typhoon Champi brought widespread disruption to Taiwan on Friday, grounding hundreds of flights and forcing schools and businesses to close.
The powerful storm is the latest extreme-weather event in a region already reeling from floods in Nepal and the Tibet earthquake on the same day.
Authorities were monitoring the typhoon's path as emergency teams responded to damage.
Originally reported by Open Chronicle. Article compiled by the Deccan Age desk.
