Typhoon Champi Nears Taiwan, Closing Schools and Businesses and Cancelling Hundreds of Flights
Photo: The New York TimesMost businesses and schools across Taiwan closed on Friday, and hundreds of flights in the region were cancelled, as Typhoon Champi approached the island's north-east, authorities said. At least one person died after being swept away by waves. Reports put injuries at 171 and evacuations at 1,000 to more than 1,200. Forecasters expected up to 90cm of rain in the north-east until Saturday, peaking Saturday morning. Weather agencies in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan forecast the eye would pass without landfall, though a Central Weather Administration forecaster said landfall could not be fully ruled out if the storm stalls or wobbles. Champi, briefly a super typhoon, is expected to pass Okinawa, hover off China's east coast, then curve toward Japan's main island. Thousands of military personnel were on standby for rescues.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. The left-leaning New York Times focuses on Taiwan's mayors and the politics of closure announcements, citing an expert who said such announcements become 31 percent more likely in an election year. The alternative outlets, France 24 and the BBC, lead with closures, flight cancellations, casualties and forecasts, and both link the storm to El Niño. They give different figures for injuries, evacuations and wind speed.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize mayors' closure decisions in an election year; alternative sources stress casualties, flights and forecasts; right sources have not covered the story.
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The New York Times leads with Taiwan's mayors and the politics of declaring a typhoon day off, citing an expert on how election years raise the likelihood of closures.
France 24 and the BBC lead with school and business closures, cancelled flights, a death, injuries, evacuations and storm forecasts, citing authorities, weather agencies and a Central Weather Administration forecaster, and note El Niño.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.