Typhoon Haishen was churning northward to the southern port city of Busan on Monday morning, bringing the country under its influence with heavy rains and strong winds, the weather agency said. The season’s 10th typhoon was moving at a speed of 41 kph over waters some 40 kilometers southeast of Busan as of 8 a.m.,...Read More
Typhoon Maysak, the season’s ninth typhoon, stormed through South Korea on Thursday, killing one and forcing more than 20 to flee their destroyed homes. The tropical storm was traveling northeast after arriving at the East Sea on 6:30 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). Its maximum wind speed was 140 kph. Maysak...Read More
Typhoon Maysak, which has formed in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, is on course to hit Busan and southern parts of the Korean Peninsula this week, the national weather agency said Sunday. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the ninth storm of this year’s typhoon season was located some 960 kilometers northeast of Manila,...Read More
A typhoon advisory has been put in place for Jeju and parts of South Jeolla Province on Wednesday, with Bavi, one of the year’s most powerful typhoons, moving toward the country. The typhoon, the season’s eighth and one of the strongest to hit the country this year, was moving at a speed of 15 kilometers...Read More
Typhoon Bavi is moving toward the Korean Peninsula and will reach the West Sea Wednesday following a course change, the state-run weather agency said Sunday, calling for thorough preparations. At an emergency media briefing, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the eighth typhoon of the season was moving northward at 14 kilometers per hour from...Read More
Three people were injured and dozens evacuated after Typhoon Mitag swept through Jeju Island Wednesday on its way to Korea’s southern region. According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, three Jeju residents were injured and dozens of buildings damaged when the typhoon brought heavy rain and powerful winds to the island. As a result,...Read More
Another typhoon is barreling toward the Korean Peninsula. Typhoon Mitag ― classified as “small” with the maximum sustained winds of 97 kph ― was 720 kilometers northeast of the Philippines as of 9 a.m. Sunday. The storm is moving northeast and is expected to reach the peninsula with torrential rain and strong winds on Wednesday,...Read More
