At least one person is missing and thousands have been evacuated from their homes in the wake of Typhoon Hinnamor, possibly one of the most powerful to hit South Korea, authorities said Tuesday.
Hinnamor made landfall near Geoje Island, southwest of the country’s second-largest city, Busan, several hours earlier than expected, around 4:50 a.m. (8:50 p.m. Monday in Lisbon), the agency said. Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). . ).
Storm, with sustained winds greater than 140 kilometers per hourIt returned to the sea after passing over the coastal city of Ulsan, 307 kilometers southeast of Seoul, about two hours later.
South Korean authorities indicated that the missing person, a 25-year-old man who has fallen into a pipeit was registered in Ulsan.
More than 3,400 people were evacuated due to possible floods and landslides in Jeolla South (southwest), Gyeongsang South and Busan (southeast) provinces, where more than 20,000 homes in these areas are currently without power.
The winds and two days of heavy rains, caused by the storm, affected fifty transport and forced the cancellation of 251 flights at 12 South Korean airports.
Land transport was also affected, with 354 rail connections canceled or delayed and several roads and highways across the country partially closed, including the Seoul Olympic Highway, one of the capital’s main thoroughfares along the south bank of the Han river.
KMA predicted that Hinnamnor will continue to move northeast through the Sea of Japan, passing about 100 kilometers northeast of the South Korean island of Ulleung, to approach, already weaker, the coast of the Russian eastern province of Primorye and the Japanese island from Hokkaidō (north).
Source: Observadora
