Typhoon Maysak leaves major damage in S. Korea, especially in Jeju and Busan
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Typhoon Maysak has now passed, but it left a trail of damage across the country on Wednesday night.
Jeju and Busan were among the hardest-hit.
Bae Eun-ji reports.
Typhoon Maysak has left many parts of the Korean Peninsula in a state of chaos.
It first made landfall in Jeju late Wednesday night, dropping over one-thousand millimeters of rain on Hallasan mountain,...causing numerous roads to flood.
Cars were blown over by winds of up to 160 kilometers an hour,... the seventh strongest recorded in South Korea since 1970.
Power also went out in 36-thousand of the island's households.
"I prepared ice packs to keep things frozen. But I'm afraid this will end up going bad. We don't know when the power will come back on."
In Busan,... the typhoon slammed into the city at around 2:30AM,... causing power outages in over three-thousand households, and damaging windows and walls.
Police say one person died and fourteen were hurt in the city.
Ferries and flights have been canceled, and nuclear facilities were powered down.
As of 8:30 AM, Korea time, the typhoon hit the Gyeongsang-do provinces with winds of up to 168 kilometers an hour.
The city of Ulsan, just north of Busan,... did not see much rain but strong winds broke windows and caused power outages.
In Daegu, the typhoon knocked down trees, destroyed signboards, damaged buildings, and left 2,500 households without power.
Elsewhere, the western port city of Incheon closed eleven sea routes as a precautionary measure.
Even for regions out of the storm's direct path, officials are urging people to be careful as strong gusts of wind are forecast throughout the day.
Bae Eun-ji, Arirang News.
Typhoon Maysak has now passed, but it left a trail of damage across the country on Wednesday night.
Jeju and Busan were among the hardest-hit.
Bae Eun-ji reports.
Typhoon Maysak has left many parts of the Korean Peninsula in a state of chaos.
It first made landfall in Jeju late Wednesday night, dropping over one-thousand millimeters of rain on Hallasan mountain,...causing numerous roads to flood.
Cars were blown over by winds of up to 160 kilometers an hour,... the seventh strongest recorded in South Korea since 1970.
Power also went out in 36-thousand of the island's households.
"I prepared ice packs to keep things frozen. But I'm afraid this will end up going bad. We don't know when the power will come back on."
In Busan,... the typhoon slammed into the city at around 2:30AM,... causing power outages in over three-thousand households, and damaging windows and walls.
Police say one person died and fourteen were hurt in the city.
Ferries and flights have been canceled, and nuclear facilities were powered down.
As of 8:30 AM, Korea time, the typhoon hit the Gyeongsang-do provinces with winds of up to 168 kilometers an hour.
The city of Ulsan, just north of Busan,... did not see much rain but strong winds broke windows and caused power outages.
In Daegu, the typhoon knocked down trees, destroyed signboards, damaged buildings, and left 2,500 households without power.
Elsewhere, the western port city of Incheon closed eleven sea routes as a precautionary measure.
Even for regions out of the storm's direct path, officials are urging people to be careful as strong gusts of wind are forecast throughout the day.
Bae Eun-ji, Arirang News.