The Korean Meteorological Administration saw it coming since August 20, expecting it to be the largest storm of the year. As it approached the peninsula, it looked like it would be the largest storm to hit Korea in about a decade.
In preparation for the coming storm, emergency measures were taken, and school was cancelled in those areas on the west side of the country where the worst of the storm was expected to pass. The military was ordered to secure its equipment and to stand ready to assist people who may be affected by the storm.
It hit Jeju island first, causing waves to crash up higher than 3-story buildings. As it progressed northwards, skirting by South Jeolla province, its winds reached 51.9 meters per second. That's more than 185 km / h!!!
By late evening, it had finally moved north of South Korea. News outlets reported 9 deaths as of 8PM local time on Tuesday. An estimated two-hundred-thousand to three-hundred-fourty-thousand homes were left without power as the storm damaged power lines.
More precise damage estimates will certainly become available soon.
However, typhoon season is not yet over, and typhoon Tembin is now heading northward from the east coast of Taiwan.
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