SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Typhoon Lingling is highly likely to hit the Korean Peninsula this weekend, possibly causing much damage, South Korea’s weather agency said Monday. The typhoon developed on seas some 560 kilometers south of Manila as of 9 a.m. Monday, and was moving north-northwest at a speed of 33 kilometers per [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Typhoon Francisco, the season’s eighth typhoon, is forecast to pass through the Korean Peninsula after landing on the country’s south coast on Tuesday night. The typhoon was moving northwest at a speed of 32 kilometers per hour from about 1,120 km east-southeast of Kagoshima, Japan, as of 3 p.m., the [...]
BUSAN, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan’s Songjeong Beach was met by a sudden deluge of marine waste on Monday morning after Typhoon Danas disappeared on Saturday, leaving behind marine trash that washed up on the beach. Some 100 people including employees of the beach management office, maritime life guards, and surfers pitched in to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – At least five people were killed in South Korea as Typhoon Chaba struck the country’s southern region with strong winds and heavy rains over the week, the safety ministry said Thursday. Five fatalities have been reported as of 6 a.m., according to the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, [...]