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Typhoon Bolaven causes blackouts, property damage in S. Korea
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August 28, 2012, Tuesday
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TYPHOON Bolaven swept across South Korea today, leaving tens of thousands of households nationwide without power and causing property damage as it made its way northward.
The most powerful typhoon to hit the Korean Peninsula in a decade, Bolaven sank two Chinese fishing boats in waters off the country's southernmost island of Jeju early this morning, leaving 12 out of 34 unaccounted for.
The storm, with winds gusting at up to 40 m per second, uprooted trees, broke signposts and damaged buildings, leading to flight and ferry cancellations and a ban on access to local beaches and mountains.
Some 200,000 households are without power while 54 people have been displaced as of 11 am, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
The typhoon is projected to reach Seoul, the South Korean capital with a population of 10 million, at around 3 pm A preliminary typhoon alert was upgraded at 9 am to a warning here. All elementary and secondary schools in the metropolitan area are closed for the day.
The most powerful typhoon to hit the Korean Peninsula in a decade, Bolaven sank two Chinese fishing boats in waters off the country's southernmost island of Jeju early this morning, leaving 12 out of 34 unaccounted for.
The storm, with winds gusting at up to 40 m per second, uprooted trees, broke signposts and damaged buildings, leading to flight and ferry cancellations and a ban on access to local beaches and mountains.
Some 200,000 households are without power while 54 people have been displaced as of 11 am, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
The typhoon is projected to reach Seoul, the South Korean capital with a population of 10 million, at around 3 pm A preliminary typhoon alert was upgraded at 9 am to a warning here. All elementary and secondary schools in the metropolitan area are closed for the day.
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