Hundreds of flights cancelled across East Asia as Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan

Hundreds of flights across East Asia were cancelled as Typhoon Champi with wind speeds reaching 200 kmph swept past Taiwan and headed towards China and Japan, killing one and injuring over 500. Taiwan cancelled 262 domestic and 715 international and cross-strait flights on Friday. Meanwhile, Japan's carriers cancelled over 100 flights between Thursday and Sunday, affecting thousands of passengers.