All posts tagged "typhoon"

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    Typhoon Goni kills 40, affects 11,000 in N. Korea

    Typhoon Goni covered parts of North Korea in torrential downpour resulting in 40 deaths and affecting 11,000 people the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) said on Wednesday. Additionally, the storm destroyed “153 houses” and 849...

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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    Typhoon Goni on its way to S. Korea

    Typhoon Goni proved deadly in the Philippines as it took the lives of at least four people. Now it is on its way to South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and even Russia according to Accuweather.com. The torrential downpour...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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  • A 50-year-old zelkovo tree in a village in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, falls due to Typhoon Chan-hom, Monday. The weather agency forecast that another typhoon will approach over the weekend. (Yonhap)
    Korea braces for another typhoon

    By Kim Se-jeong Korea is bracing for another typhoon this weekend, following Chan-hom, which damaged facilities and roads, and caused cancelled flights and ferries across the country last weekend. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Nangka,...

    • Posted July 13, 2015
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  • Rescuers struggle in the ash-covered muddy slope as they carry down the body of a newly-found victim from the summit of Mount Ontake in central Japan, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Rescuers on Saturday retrieved four more bodies near the summit of the Japanese volcano that erupted last weekend, raising the death toll to 51, authorities said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
    [WSJ] Volcano rescue work halted as Japan braces for powerful typhoon

      — Rescue operations in the aftermath of last week’s volcanic eruption in central Japan were halted Sunday due to rains ahead of an approaching typhoon, leaving the death toll from the disaster...

    • Posted October 5, 2014
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  • Typhoon Nakri brought huge waves to Haeundae beach in Busan, Korea. (Yonhap)
    Another storm moving toward Korean Peninsula

    Typhoon Halong expected to hit Korea between Aug. 9th and 10th By Kim Se-jeong Korea may have to brace for another strong storm this weekend after Nakri, which claimed 10 lives and caused significant property damage in...

    • Posted August 5, 2014
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  • Typhoon Nakri brought huge waves to Haeundae beach in Busan, Korea. (Yonhap)
    Typhoon Nakri hits southern S. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea’s southern regions were hit hard by typhoon Nakri on Saturday, grounding flights and causing property damage. Typhoon Nakri, positioned about 190 kilometers west-southwest of Seogwipo on the country’s southern resort island of Jeju...

    • Posted August 2, 2014
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    Immigrant lawmaker calls for more aid for Filipinos

    By Nam Hyun-woo Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party said Friday that she was proud of Korea for actively joining the global aid for the Philippines, devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, and called for the government...

    • Posted November 15, 2013
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