Typhoon Hinnamnor neared South Korea on Monday, forcing flight cancellations, suspensions of some business operations and closures of schools, ...
Typhoons under that classification have wind speeds of up to 53 metres per second. Hinnamnor is expected to make landfall southwest of the port city of Busan early on Tuesday, after reaching waters off Jeju Island later on Monday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
Typhoon Hinnamnor has already brought heavy rain to southern cities and is due to make landfall on Tuesday near Busan.
Typhoons under that classification have a maximum sustained wind speed of 49 metres per second, Yonhap said. According to KMA’s forecast, Hinnamnor will move towards the northern Japanese island of Sapporo. South Korea classifies typhoons in four categories – normal, strong, very strong, super strong – and Hinnamnor is expected to reach the country as a “very strong” typhoon, according to the KMA.
Hundreds of flights have been grounded and more than 200 people evacuated in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor approached the country's southern region with ...
Cities in eastern China suspended ferry services and classes and more than 100 flights were canceled in Japan on Sunday as Hinnamnor passed through the region. North Korea was also bracing for Hinnamnor as it reported increasingly heavy rain in all parts of the country except for its border region with China. South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety said there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Footage on Japanese television showed trees violently shaken by the storm, with fierce rainfall hitting the pavement.
As the typhoon nears, airlines in Japan have cancelled flights and some companies have suspended production at factories in the western part of the country. Heavy rain and strong wind pounded the southern part of South Korea, with the typhoon travelling north at a speed of 24kph. Officials said the slow-moving typhoon could add to rainfall and risks of flooding in the country's southern region.
Typhoon Hinnamnor, the strongest storm in decades, approached South Korea with heavy rains and strong winds, forcing the evacuation of 200 people.
Cities in eastern China suspended ferry services and classes, and more than 100 flights were canceled in Japan on Sunday as Hinnamnor passed through the region. South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety said there were no immediate reports of casualties. North Korea was also bracing for Hinnamnor as it reported increasingly heavy rain in all parts of the country except for its border region with China. South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said the North has so far ignored Seoul’s request to give notification before it releases water from the Hwanggang Dam. As of Monday evening, Hinnamnor was over the open sea 112 miles southwest of Jeju. President Yoon Suk-yeol, who said he would stay at his office overnight to monitor the typhoon, urged maximum effort to prevent casualties during an emergency response meeting Monday.
South Korea is bracing itself for its strongest storm in history, with Super Typhoon Hinnamnor bringing strong winds and rain to the country. Having already ...
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'It's a massive typhoon with a 400km radius, which is big enough to cover Seoul to Busan', South Korea's chief forecaster said on Monday, ...
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor which will make landfall early Tuesday is forecast to be even more destructive in South Korea than Typhoon Sarah in the year 1959.
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It is expected to land 90km south-west of the port city Busan early on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The port city and its neighbouring area have received rain throughout the weekend, with more rain is forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Warnings have been issued across the southern cities, including Gwangju, Busan, Daegu and Ulsan, following that in the southern island of Jeju, while the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on Sunday upgraded its emergency response posture to the highest level for the first time in five years for typhoons. "Very strong winds and heavy rains are expected across the country through to Tuesday due to the typhoon, while there will be places where very high waves cross breakwaters and coastal roads along with storm and tsunami," the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.
The South Korean government has requested prior notice from the North should it discharge floodwater from its dams but according to officials, it seems that's ...
But according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, it appears the regime has already discharged water from Hwang River Dam to adjust water levels before the typhoon hits at full scale. In a briefing on Monday, Seoul's Unification Ministry publicly called on the regime to give prior warning if it plans to discharge floodwater from dams across the border to prevent damage to South Korean people or property downstream something that has happened in years past. The South Korean government has requested prior notice from the North should it discharge floodwater from its dams but according to officials, it seems that's already taken place.