South Korea is sick! Hit by typhoon ‘Namadol’, one injured, more than 800 people were evacuated from the area.
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency The report, citing South Korean officials on Sept. 19, said strong winds from Typhoon Nanmadol had battered southeastern South Korea. As a result, many trees were toppled, power outages, and schools in the area switched to distance learning. At present, there has been one reported injury from the situation.
The South Korean Meteorological Service said Typhoon Nanmadol approached South Korea at 10 a.m. on the same day. while the center of the storm was far from Busan. A port city 200 kilometers southeast of South Korea, the area was affected by thunderstorms. with wind speeds up to 30 meters per second and rainfall is regarding 10 millimeters per hour.
A typhoon warning was issued in Busan, Ulsan, North Gyeongsang Province and South Gyeongsang at around 12:00 p.m. on September 19, while the southern part of Jeju Island. North Gyeongsang Province including North Jeolla Province and South Jeolla Province A strong wind gust warning was issued.
in terms of loss More than 100 home damage was reported from the influence of Typhoon Nanmadol. There was a roadside tree in the city of Ulsan. south korea east coast city was blown down by a typhoon that toppled a large number of The blackout lasted more than three hours in the evening of September 18 through the morning of the following day. As a result, 1,356 households have no electricity to use.
Meanwhile, 831 people from 664 households were forced to evacuate areas in North Gyeongsang Province, Busan and other areas. due to safety concerns In addition, schools of all levels in Busan and Ulsan have switched to distance learning. However, one person has been injured in Typhoon Nanmadol, a woman in her 40s. that was dropped by a flowerpot from a gust of wind on the evening of September 18
Mr. Han Duk-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea has called at the meeting of the working group to cope with the typhoon The staff must exercise the utmost precautions once morest the effects of Typhoon Nanmadol. He also pledged to support all available resources in this emergency recovery situation.
