
台风“查帕卡”周六经过台湾,造成至少1人死亡、500余人受伤。
Typhoon Champi killed at least one person and left more than 500 people with injuries as it passed through Taiwan on Saturday.
台湾消防部门表示,死亡人数维持在1人,为一名在琉球屿被海浪卷走的男子,另有527人在狂风暴雨中受伤。台湾多地出现大雨强风,当局被迫停电,导致数千人断电。
Taiwan's fire department said the death toll remained at 1 a man swept away by waves from the island of Liuqiu, with 527 injuries during the heavy wind and torrential rain. Several parts in Taiwan received heavy rain and strong winds that prompted authorities to cut off power, leaving thousands of people without power supply.
据台湾本地报纸《联合报》报道,约28万户停电。到周六上午,80%的用户已恢复供电。
Some 280,000 households were knocked out of power, according to United Daily News, a local Taiwanese newspaper. By Saturday morning, the power supply was restored to 80% of the households.
尽管减弱,“查帕卡”中心附近仍伴有强风。交通部表示,台风还导致259班航班取消,较周五近1000班的取消量有所改善。首都台北市区多棵树木被大风吹倒。
Despite weakening, Champi is still packing strong winds near its center Champi also led to 259 flights cancellations, an improvement from Friday, when the number was almost 1,000, the Transport Ministry said. Several trees were downed amid strong gusts In the capital Taipei.
台湾北部和中部多个县市(包括台北)宣布周六为因应台风的第二个停班停课日。
Authorities in several districts of northern and central Taiwan, including Taipei, declared a second day of office and school closures on Saturday.
“查帕卡”移向中国沿海。台风继续减弱,向北移往中国沿海,但预计不会在那里登陆。
Champi headed to China The typhoon continued to weaken as it moved north towards the Chinese coast though it was not expected to make landfall there.
中国当局已派工作组前往东部浙江省,随着“查帕卡”逼近,警告至周日将有大风大雨。
Chinese authorities have sent a team to the eastern province of Zhejiang as Champi approached, warning of strong winds and heavy rain through Sunday.
台湾多地因“查帕卡”停班停课。当局称已准备400名救援人员和600件装备,4.1万余名消防员处于应急值勤状态。
Schools and offices were closed in several districts in Taiwan because of Champi It said it had readied 400 rescue workers and 600 pieces of equipment, while more than 41,000 firefighters were on emergency duty.
“查帕卡”最初为超强台风,是今年太平洋最强风暴之一。台湾中央气象署(CWA)称,尽管正在减弱,“查帕卡”中心附近阵风仍达每小时78公里(约126英里/小时)。
Typhoon Champi started out as a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year. While it is weakening, Champi is still packing gusts of around 78 km/h (126 mph) near its center, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA).