Terrifying typhoon hits South Korea with 100mph winds so strong rocks are sent flying through the air( I1 x4 U, J8 B$ W& ]) O2 `: K
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& d) J- r3 c2 d0 U4 l, x R公仔箱論壇A typhoon ripped through the coast of South Korea this morning with powerful winds and heavy rain causing the death of at least one person and leaving scores of others homeless .( i; J8 X0 R4 D0 A' U) ]
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Devastating Typhoon Sanba, which is generating winds of up to 97mph,and triggering blackouts in many homes and businesses
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" S, [! Q, d$ S% {. F! v公仔箱論壇North Korea is not expected to get a direct hit, but the country's eastern areas could see strong rain and wind from the edge of the typhoon, according to South Korean weather officials.3 L: B4 I% U* a3 D: R/ p1 E
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High waves generated by Typhoon Sanba crashed against the coast in Yeosu, about 286 miles south of the South Korean capital of Seoul this morning
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Typhoon Sanba knocked out power to nearly 30,800 homes and shops in South Korea, the state-run National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. The storm also forced cancellations of about 330 flights and 170 ferries while huge waves battered the southern coast.5.39.217.76& L$ K0 n! P0 L6 t- R( C4 ~
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A 50-year-old woman died in a landslide while another woman was injured in a separate landslide, agency officials said. More than 70 people were left homeless, they said. f/ `7 d; Q7 w$ b0 N- K+ [) }
`: k! o+ N3 y& e! Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBefore reaching South Korea, the storm hit Japan. About 67,000 homes in southwestern Japan lost power and some areas flooded. A man drowned on Sunday while swimming in high waves off the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki, according to the coast guard.5.39.217.76: B; @: i" u5 T! G) `
2 E$ ?) j! A' f3 e) h公仔箱論壇South Korean general insurance stocks fell across the board, with reports of property damage caused by Typhoon Sanba hitting the Korean peninsula.公仔箱論壇$ n5 p! W$ b# ~$ q# q) k
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Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance closed down 3.4 percent, while Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance fell 3.5 percent.
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Telecom shares also declined, with SK Telecom closing down 3.3 percent while KT Corp fell 2.3 percent.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 Y+ J# n, {# s. @- W1 S5 K, Z
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The typhoon caused widespread damage, here a retaining wall collapsed on top of cars, as the high winds and rain devastated the coastal town of Yeosu in South Korea
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5 X/ S# r, q: B8 x2 b7 ]TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Sanba knocked out power to about 52,500 homes and shops in South Korea, the state-run National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. The storm also forced cancellations of about 270 flights and 170 ferries, it said
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" u' P3 j5 A. W& b: [( \公仔箱論壇High waves wash over a road in the southeastern South Korean port city of Busan as the impact of Typhoon Sanba, packing winds of up to 97 miles per hour, is felt across the southern coast
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A resident wearing a bright yellow rain jacket tries to shelter from the horrendous weather beside a damaged road after a landslide hits the country in Ulsan, about 310 km southeast of Seoul
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- f8 J& y" D" T$ o' f* \, ^3 ?# oIn North Korea, which reported heavy casualties from another powerful typhoon last month, any heavy rain is a worry.公仔箱論壇: R$ s- O2 d8 `) C- A# i% N
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- h6 @$ q3 I! J7 R! xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNorth Korea also suffered flooding and drought earlier this year and there are worries about how the country's farms will handle the severe weather. The United Nations said in June that two-thirds of the country's 24 million people were grappling with chronic food shortages.
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, I' G7 {& E3 n" [2 _ y5.39.217.76Another typhoon hit the peninsula shortly after Bolaven, but it didn't cause any deaths in South Korea. It's not unusual for three typhoons to hit the Korean Peninsula in such a short time, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration.
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Last month coaches were overturned and hundred of people's homes were ripped apart as typhoon Tembin swept through southern Taiwan.
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The army were called in to help with the clean-up operation, as trees were uprooted and furniture was seen floating in the streets of the East Asian state.
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1 [$ U/ X5 L7 g公仔箱論壇Flood waters reached nine feet high in one town, where armored vehicles rescued several dozen people from their flooded homes.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 G; ?1 h' Y1 B( ` i
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( b: B! i! }8 z" D公仔箱論壇Strong wind blows pieces of polystyrene over a coastal road in Yeosu - one person was injured in a landslide and 20 people were left homeless, but there have been no reports of deaths so far6 S" T( u8 P4 `% [1 S
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The roofs of three expensive sports cars are crushed as the powerful typhoon destroys much of the Yeosu's infrastructure
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South Korean men carry a bench on a coastal road which has been flooded by the huge waves which spilled on to the land in Yesoutvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& k0 U- N# [2 {- c0 M
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There is no way through for this car which is forced to turn back after broken pieces of rock caused Typhoon Sanba in Sokcho about 180 miles east of SeoulTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; ]. F* @- C( Z" \
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; P! c9 b6 @* v# E* ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHigh waves made by Typhoon Sanba beat upon a coast in Yeosu. Hundreds of sea and air passenger services were cancelled
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5 O2 w9 }" t+ \ C3 g3 xTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Waves batter against a coastal road in Busan. The storm won't hit North Korea, but the country's eastern areas are expected get rain and wind according to South Korean weather officials
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8 ~0 R& B1 m, j" t+ ?5 m% e5.39.217.76The remnants of a bicycle washed up in the choppy waters at the Tongyeong ferry terminal port, 280 miles southeast of Seoul
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A fish dealer carries a box of fish as she desperately tries to save her stock at the flooded fish market in Changwon, about 248 miles southeast of Seoul |