{"id":"dbc059bd-8ae5-4311-b664-82a06f82efff","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261023/taiwan-shuts-down-ahead-of-typhoon-champi-hundreds-of-flights-canceled","domain":"koreatimes.co.kr","outlet":{"name":"The Korea Times","country":"KR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, hundreds of flights canceled","plainHeadline":"Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi approaches","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Typhoon Champi neared Taiwan with warnings of strong winds and heavy rain.","CWA reported gusts around 191 kph near Champi's center.","Almost all of Taiwan shut down; 1,300 people evacuated from mountains.","262 domestic and 669 international flights canceled; rail service largely continued.","Forecast showed Champi passing near Taiwan, possibly making landfall or skirting the coast."],"topics":["Climate","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T02:42:03.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T02:47:44.692Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/712fdcf8-005d-42c7-b54e-fed464ee95bc","storyId":"712fdcf8-005d-42c7-b54e-fed464ee95bc","image":"https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/10/23/d192a1b3-65d9-4a10-b905-b79c59ff5dd4.jpg","author":null,"dek":"YILAN, Taiwan — Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Champi, which is forecast to bring strong winds and torrential rain, and though the storm is weakening it could still make direct landfall on the island."}