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Typhoon Kompasu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda, was a strong tropical cyclone that moved along Okinawa, Japan and west coast of the Korean Peninsula before striking the Seoul Metropolitan Area in early-September 2010.
Typhoon Mitag, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Onyok, was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that severely affected Taiwan, East China and South Korea in early October 2019. The 23rd depression and the 8th typhoon of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season , Mitag developed from a low pressure system near the Micronesia Islands on September 24.
Kong-rey then struck South Korea on October 6 as a tropical storm. Kong-rey transitioned into an extratropical cyclone later that day while impacting Japan. A total of 3 people were killed by the storm, including 2 people from South Korea. In South Korea, damage nationwide totaled at ₩54.9 billion (US$48.5 million).
Satellite loop of Tropical Storm Khanun a few hours before landfall in South Korea on August 10. Typhoon Khanun became the first to pass through the Korean Peninsula from south to north since recordkeeping began in 1951. [48] Khanun impacted Geojedo in South Korea, a small island located off the southeastern coast of the nation. [49]
The Korea Meteorological Administration has issued a preliminary typhoon warning for all South Korean provinces as well as a heavy rain warning for northern Gangwon Province. Over 340 flights and 114 shipping routes, in addition to several national train services, were cancelled.
As Sanba approached South Korea, typhoon warnings were issued to most of the country, including Seoul. More than 1,100 people were forced to evacuate their homes, and 380,000 households experienced power outage as the storm moved over the country. [36] Heavy rains from the storm washed out numerous roads and flooded cropland. [37]
On Jeju Island, South Korea, up to 268.5 mm (10.57 in) of rain was recorded in Hallasan, resulting in flooding which caused damage to buildings across the island. [ 131 ] The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that warm, moist air from the storm was bringing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to western Japan, causing Matsuyama to issue a ...
The East Asian monsoon is a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia.It affects approximately one-third of the global population, influencing the climate of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, the Philippines and Mainland Southeast Asia but most significantly Vietnam.