SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The interior and safety ministry on Saturday elevated the weather alert level to “vigilance” from “attention” as Typhoon Tapah tracking northward is expected to affect parts of the country’s southern region over the weekend. Interior Minister Chin Young presided over a meeting of related ministries and provincial governments to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern parts of the nation could sustain significant damage as a typhoon is expected to pass nearby over the weekend, the state-run weather agency said Friday. Typhoon Tapah, this year’s 17th, took shape 470 kilometers south of Japan’s Okinawa in the western Pacific Ocean the previous day and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is working to recover Sunday from the damage caused by Typhoon Lingling, which hit the Korean Peninsula with heavy rains and strong winds the previous day. According to an anti-disaster government agency, Lingling, this year’s 13th typhoon, made landfall here Saturday, killing three people and injuring 24 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — At least three South Koreans were reported killed and dozens of others were injured Saturday as Typhoon Lingling made landfall here, bringing heavy rains and strong winds that caused hundreds of minor accidents throughout the nation. A woman in her 70s died after she was knocked over by strong [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea was on alert on Thursday as a powerful typhoon is expected to hit the country with strong winds and heavy rain later this week. Typhoon Lingling, this year’s 13th typhoon, is forecast to affect the Korean peninsula as early as Friday and directly hit the wider Seoul [...]
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. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on Monday shifted to an emergency footing as Typhoon Francisco, the season’s eighth typhoon, is forecast to pass through the Korean Peninsula after landing on the country’s southern coast on Tuesday night, government officials said. The anti-disaster agency affiliated with the Ministry [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Typhoon Kong-rey is approaching the Korean Peninsula faster than forecast and is likely to make landfall on the southern coast around noon Saturday, meteorologists here said Friday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said that this year’s 25th typhoon, which has slightly weakened from “very strong middle-class” to “medium-strength middle-class,” [...]
HAENAM, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — When typhoon Soulik was at its peak on August 23, a few urgent requests were posted on a social media platform’s group chatroom by members who are civil servants at the Haenam-eup district office in Haenam-gun, South Jeolla Province. The officials asked for help as trees in the area [...]