{"id":"34abea43-b347-4313-a2ff-ab6698c21fef","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3372015/thousands-evacuated-and-flights-grounded-typhoon-champi-hits-eastern-china","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Thousands evacuated and flights grounded as Typhoon Champi hits eastern China","plainHeadline":"Thousands evacuated and flights grounded as Typhoon Champi hits eastern China","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Champi grounded over a hundred flights across Shanghai, Fujian and Zhejiang airports.","Authorities relocated tens of thousands of people ahead of the storm’s arrival.","Shanghai evacuated about 62,400 residents, while Taiwan recorded damage and casualties.","Weather warnings remained at blue level as Champi moved northeast toward Japan.","Champi weakened but caused high winds and heavy rain, prompting service suspensions."],"topics":["Climate","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T09:00:14.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-24T09:04:00.085Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/712fdcf8-005d-42c7-b54e-fed464ee95bc","storyId":"712fdcf8-005d-42c7-b54e-fed464ee95bc","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/24/cdaa69e4-e738-459a-985a-70365611e611_7f1a5e28.jpg?itok=b9dgAQl9&v=1792830608","author":"Orange Wang","dek":"Typhoon Champi continued to batter China’s eastern coast on Saturday, grounding over a hundred flights and prompting the authorities to relocate tens of thousands of people, while weakening as it moved towards Japan."}