Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te will delay an expected trip to remaining allies in the Americas that would have taken place next month, embassy officials told Reuters on Tuesday, due to damages from a typhoon and as the island faces more torrential rains.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has postponed his visit to Guatemala until further notice due to damages from a typhoon which brought down torrential rains and forced thousands to evacuate, an embassy official in Guatemala told Reuters on Tuesday.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has not been blocked from visiting the United States, Taipei's foreign ministry said Tuesday, insisting he has no plans to travel overseas "in the near future".Asked about the reports on Tuesday,