A strong tropical storm slammed into South Korea’s southern coastal regions Thursday, bringing intense rains and winds that toppled trees, ripped off roofs and turned roads into chocolate-colored rivers. Know more:
People struggle to hold onto their umbrellas in the rain and wind as the tropical storm named Khanun approaches the Korean Peninsula, in Busan on Thursday, August 10, 2023.BUSAN, South Korea—A strong tropical storm slammed into South Korea’s southern coastal regions Thursday, bringing intense rains and winds that toppled trees, ripped off roofs and turned roads into chocolate-colored rivers as it slowly plowed north toward major urban centers near the capital.
More than 30 centimeters of rain has fallen already in southern parts of the mainland and emergency workers were responding to a growing number of floods and landslides as of Thursday afternoon. Since Wednesday, the storm dumped nearly 35 centimeters of rain in the southern mainland cities of Changwon and Yangsan.
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