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Monday, September 23, 2019, 15:08
Powerful typhoon causes minor injuries, damages in ROK
By Associated Press
Monday, September 23, 2019, 15:08 By Associated Press

Workers try to recover damaged fence and tree after Typhoon Tapah passed in Busan, Sept 23, 2019. (SON HYUNG-JOO / YONHAP VIA AP)

SEOUL — A powerful typhoon battered southern Republic of Korea (ROK), injuring 30 people and knocking out power to about 27,790 houses, officials said Monday.

Typhoon Tapah earlier lashed parts of Japan's southern islands with heavy rains and winds that caused flooding and some minor injuries.

Typhoon Tapah has caused 30 people injured, knocked out power to some 27,000 houses, and led to about 250 flight cancellations in 11 airports, officials said

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ROK's interior ministry said Monday the typhoon also caused strong winds and heavy rainfall in southern ROK cities and towns on Sunday and Monday. The storm did not make landfall on the Korean Peninsula as it moved northeast and dissipated later Monday, South Korean weather officials said.

Japan's meteorological agency earlier said the typhoon had weakened and was downgraded to a tropical storm with surface winds up to 90 kilometers per hour.

The ministry said one person was hurt seriously and the 25 others had minor injuries. Some ROK media had reported three deaths, but the ministry said none of those deaths was caused by the typhoon.

It flooded streets, damaged houses, and led to about 250 flight cancellations in 11 airports in ROK, according to the ministry report.

In this Sept 22, 2019, photo, a yacht is pushed ashore by strong winds and high waves at a beach as Typhoon Tapah approaches Ulsan, South Korea. (KIM YONG-TAE / YONHAP VIA AP)

ROK weather officials said the typhoon likely caused light rain in eastern coastal towns in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) but won't likely cause damage there. DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency did not immediately publish any report on the typhoon.

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Typhoon Tapah hit the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Friday and Saturday and left 18 people with minor injuries. The storm disrupted air and train travel in the region during what is a three-day holiday weekend.


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