Typhoon Maysak causes one fatality, one injury along with substantial damage
- 4 years ago
태풍 ‘마이삭’ 1명 사망, 1명 부상, 이재민 26명상, 27만 가구 정전...또 오는 태풍 '하이선'에 경계태세
Now, moving on to a trail of destruction left by Typhoon Maysak overnight here on the Korean peninsula,
at least one person was reported killed and thousands were temporarily out of power as the second typhoon in a week smashed into the South Korea bringing heavy rain and lashing winds to areas still recovering from Typhoon Bavi.
But as our Choi Jeong-yoon reports... another typhoon is brewing south of Japan and is expected to hit the Korean coast on Monday.
The ninth typhoon of the season, Typhoon Maysak, has left much of the Korean Peninsula in a state of chaos.
The typhoon caused one fatality and injured another in the southern port city of Busan, one of the hardest-hit areas along with Jeju Island.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters on Thursday said...a woman in her 60s died after being hit by fragments of glass from a shattered window.
A total of 26 people, who were forced to evacuate their homes in Gangwon-do Province, on Jeju Island and in other regions of the country are yet to return home.
Meanwhile, from eight cities and provinces, some 24-hundred were evacuated temporarily as a precaution.
The typhoon also caused power outages in over 270-thousand 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."
The typhoon uprooted a 230-year-old lacebark pine in Gyeonggi-do Icheon city, classified as 'Natural Monument 253'.
Some 860 cases of flooded roads and houses have been reported, as well as damage to street lights, cars and telephone poles.
Damage to farmland amounted to some 5-thousand hectares.
"We can't calculate the total damage. We haven't restored anything. We have to throw away everything as all the crops will rot once the sun comes out."
In a time where recovery is vital, another typhoon is heading towards Korea.
With its predicted strength and route, experts say Typhoon Haishen could bring greater damage than Maysak has.
Forecasts show that it will land on the southern coast of South Korea next Monday and make its way up through the peninsula... heading north.
If Haishen makes landfall in South Korea as anticipated, it would break the record for the most typhoons to make landfall in a single season.
Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.
Now, moving on to a trail of destruction left by Typhoon Maysak overnight here on the Korean peninsula,
at least one person was reported killed and thousands were temporarily out of power as the second typhoon in a week smashed into the South Korea bringing heavy rain and lashing winds to areas still recovering from Typhoon Bavi.
But as our Choi Jeong-yoon reports... another typhoon is brewing south of Japan and is expected to hit the Korean coast on Monday.
The ninth typhoon of the season, Typhoon Maysak, has left much of the Korean Peninsula in a state of chaos.
The typhoon caused one fatality and injured another in the southern port city of Busan, one of the hardest-hit areas along with Jeju Island.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters on Thursday said...a woman in her 60s died after being hit by fragments of glass from a shattered window.
A total of 26 people, who were forced to evacuate their homes in Gangwon-do Province, on Jeju Island and in other regions of the country are yet to return home.
Meanwhile, from eight cities and provinces, some 24-hundred were evacuated temporarily as a precaution.
The typhoon also caused power outages in over 270-thousand 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."
The typhoon uprooted a 230-year-old lacebark pine in Gyeonggi-do Icheon city, classified as 'Natural Monument 253'.
Some 860 cases of flooded roads and houses have been reported, as well as damage to street lights, cars and telephone poles.
Damage to farmland amounted to some 5-thousand hectares.
"We can't calculate the total damage. We haven't restored anything. We have to throw away everything as all the crops will rot once the sun comes out."
In a time where recovery is vital, another typhoon is heading towards Korea.
With its predicted strength and route, experts say Typhoon Haishen could bring greater damage than Maysak has.
Forecasts show that it will land on the southern coast of South Korea next Monday and make its way up through the peninsula... heading north.
If Haishen makes landfall in South Korea as anticipated, it would break the record for the most typhoons to make landfall in a single season.
Choi Jeong-yoon, Arirang News.