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Wed, May 18, 2022 | 21:34
Heavy downpours pound Korea
Posted : 2011-06-20 17:15
Updated : 2011-06-20 17:15
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Korea was on alert Saturday as a powerful typhoon was approaching it rapidly after causing heavy casualties and property damage in Southeast Asia.

The typhoon was feared to cause more problems in South Korea which has already been swamped in up to 330 millimeters of rain that fell in the past two days. Officials reported four people were killed and several others missing in rain-related accidents.

The downpours that began Thursday in the central inlands inflicted heavy damage nationwide, including collapse of a pedestrian bridge on the Naktong River in the southeast, massive inundation of farmlands, flooding of greenhouses and rockslides and mudslides on mountain roads.

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecast that the typhoon, dubbed "Meari" in Korean which means "echo" in English, was expected to reach the west coast of South Korea early Sunday morning.

Korea's southern island of Jeju came under the effect of the typhoon as of early Saturday night, prompting authorities to block public access to major mountain and walking trails for tourists.

On the way to the Korean Peninsula, the typhoon pounded several Southeast Asian countries, resulting in 13 people dead in Vietnam and 15 people missing in the Philippines, according to news reports.

Meanwhile, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said it has set up a disaster control center to deal with property and other damage expected to be caused by the typhoon.

Last year, powerful Typhoon Kompasu swept through the country, killing five people and causing some 23.3 billion won ($19.9 million) worth of property damages. (Yonhap)


태풍 '메아리' 26일 전국 영향권 토요일인 25일 전국이 장마전선의 영향으로 흐리고 비가 내리는 가운데 저녁부터 제주도를 시작으로 전국이 태풍 영향권 안에 들어간다고 기상청이 이날 예보했다. 북상 중인 제5호 태풍 '메아리' 전면에서 많은 수증기가 유입돼 장마전선이 활성화돼 전국에 걸쳐 많은 비가 내리고 특히 돌풍과 함께 천둥·번개를 동반한 시간당 30mm 이상의 강한 비가 오는 곳이 있겠다고 기상청은 밝혔다. 이날부터 27일까지 남해안과 동해안, 지리산 부근 등 해안과 내륙산간 지방을 중심으로 최고 300mm 이상의 많은 비가 오고 26∼27일에는 태풍의 영향으로 전국에 매우 강한 바람이 불 것으로 예상됐다. '메아리'는 25일 오후 3시 현재 중국 상하이 남남동쪽 약 400km 부근 해상에서 시속 약 30km의 속도로 북진하고 있다. 중심 기압은 975 헥토파스칼(hPa), 중심부근 최대 풍속은 초속 32m(시속 115km)로 강도는 중급, 크기는 중형 태풍이다. '메아리'는 일요일인 26일 오전 제주도 서해상, 오후 중 목포 서남서쪽 부근 해상을 지나 27일 오전 3시께 백령도 동쪽 약 80km 부근 육상으로 상륙할 것으로 예상된다. 태풍 메아리가 서해안으로 상륙해 동해안으로 빠져나갈 경우, 즉 우리나라를 관통할 경우 6월 태풍으로는 1907년 관측이 시작된 이래 처음이다. 관통이 아닌 우리나라 내륙을 통과한 6월 태풍으로는 1986년 '낸시(Nancy)' 이후 25년 만이 될 것으로 보인다. (연합뉴스)
 
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