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.
