Taiwan faced a near-complete cessation of services on October 23rd as Typhoon Champi, one of the Pacific's most potent storms this year, loomed perilously close. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) reported that Champi maintained destructive gusts approaching 191 km/h, positioning its center approximately 170 km east of the island. Taiwan faced a near-complete cessation of services on October 23rd as Typhoon Champi, one of the Pacific's most potent storms this year, loomed perilously close. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) reported that Champi maintained destructive gusts approaching 191 km/h, positioning its center approximately 170 km east of the island. Taiwan faced a near-complete cessation of services on October 23rd as Typhoon Champi, one of the Pacific's most potent storms this year, loomed perilously close. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) reported that Champi maintained destructive gusts approaching 191 km/h, positioning its center approximately 170 km east of the island. Taiwan faced a near-complete cessation of services on October 23rd as Typhoon Champi, one of the Pacific's most potent storms this year, loomed perilously close. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) reported that Champi maintained destructive gusts approaching 191 km/h, positioning its center approximately 170 km east of the island.