Typhoon Champi triggers two Chinese provinces to raise emergency status

Typhoon Champi, which caused a storm surge, has prompted two provinces in southeastern China to raise their emergency status to level III.

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According to citing the Ministry of Natural Resources, an emergency response level for the natural disaster was declared in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.

Typhoon Champi caused storm surges of between 30 and 80 centimeters in the waters from Shanghai Province to Fujian Province between October 22 and 23, 2026.

The ministry also revealed that sea waves as high as 6 to 9 meters occurred in the southern part of the East China Sea.

Authorities have directed a number of sea vessels and maritime sector businesses in affected waters to increase vigilance amid worsening sea conditions.

China has a four-level weather warning system, with Level I being the highest level of danger, marked red. As the threat level decreases, the warning color gradually shifts to orange, yellow, and blue.