India, Oct. 24 -- Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 527 as powerful winds and torrential rain battered parts of the island. The storm, which was previously classified as a super typhoon, has weakened and is moving north towards the Chinese coast, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration.

The typhoon was located about 150 kilometres east of Taiwan on Saturday after passing close to the island's northeastern coast. Despite weakening, Champi continued to produce wind gusts of around 126 kilometres per hour near its centre, causing damage to trees, buildings and power infrastructure.

Taiwan's fire department confirmed that the sole fatality was a man swept away by waves near Liuqiu Isl...