Recovery operations continued across Taiwan on Sunday (October 25) after Typhoon Champi brought strong winds, heavy rain and high waves to the island from October 22 to 24, The Watchers reported, citing Taiwan's Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC).

Source: The Watchers, Oct 25

The CEOC's final briefing, held at 9 p.m. local time on October 24, put the storm's toll at one person dead and 634 injured — a rise from the 527 injured reported in the centre's earlier count. Of the injured, 508 had already been discharged from medical care, according to United Daily News reporting cited by The Watchers, and most injuries were minor cuts and bruises.

The one death was a man who was swept away by waves from a beach in Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, on October 22, according to CEOC information reported by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA). A separate Saturday-evening count carried by Iroyin Yoruba Television put the injured at 616, before the CEOC's final briefing raised the figure to 634.

Source: Iroyin Yoruba TV, Oct 25

1 dead, 634 injuredFinal CEOC toll for Typhoon Champi in Taiwan (Oct 24 briefing)
NT$193.32 millionAgricultural losses by Oct 25 afternoon — yaani about NT$19.3 crore (19.33 crore Taiwan dollars)
9,676Damage reports received; 7,402 resolved and 2,274 still needing action at the final briefing
350,000+Electricity customers who lost power at some point during the storm

Power still out for thousands on Sunday morning

More than 350,000 electricity customers experienced outages during the storm. In a Sunday-morning update reported by United Daily News, New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih said 4,085 customers in his city still needed power restored, mainly along the northeast coast and the northern shoreline, The Watchers reported.

Evacuations during the storm covered 12 cities and counties, including 1,649 people in New Taipei and 1,512 in Hsinchu County. The total included 140 people moved from areas exposed to a landslide-dammed lake along Wanli Creek in Hualien County. Fallen trees, downed power lines and damaged signs accounted for many of the 9,676 damage reports.

What is solid

  • The CEOC's final Oct 24 briefing reported one dead and 634 injured, with 508 of the injured discharged (CEOC via The Watchers / United Daily News)
  • The death was a man swept away by waves at Liuqiu Township, Pingtung County, on Oct 22 (CEOC via CNA)
  • Agricultural losses rose to NT$193.32 million by Oct 25 afternoon, and more than 350,000 electricity customers lost power during the storm (The Watchers)

What is only claimed

  • The injured count moved as officials updated it — 616 in a Saturday-evening count (Iroyin Yoruba TV) and 527 in an earlier CEOC count, before the final briefing settled on 634; the final CEOC figure is the one used in this story
Why it matters

Champi was the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 by wind speed at its peak. Its final toll closes the casualty count for Taiwan, but the recovery bill — farm losses of about NT$19.3 crore and thousands of homes still without power on Sunday — will take longer to settle.