A powerful typhoon tore through South Korea's southern industrial hubs on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead, 10 missing and thousands displaced, authorities said
Typhoon Hinnamnor left the Korean peninsula early on Tuesday after battering the southeastern industrial cities of Pohang, Gyeongju and Ulsan with strong winds and heavy rain.It was moving northeast across the Sea of Japan and was expected to brush past Japan's northeastern city of Sapporo at around 9 p.m. local time, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.
Some 2,900 people have been evacuated, mostly in the south of the country, and more than 66,000 homes experienced power outages, with 45 percent of service restored as of 3 p.m. local time.The typhoon forced hundreds of flight cancellations, suspension of business operations and school closings.
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