Typhoon warnings lifted across most of South Korea
Typhoon Hinnamnor departed South Korea on Tuesday after making landfall in the country’s south, leaving thousands of people displaced and one dead, authorities said.
Typhoon warnings were lifted across most parts of the country except in some regions, including the southern Ulsan, North Gyeongsang province and the eastern Gangwon province. About 2,900 people are still evacuated, mostly in the southern regions, and more than 66,000 homes experienced power outages, with 45 percent of service restored as of 11 a.m.The typhoon has forced hundreds of flight cancellations, suspension of business operations and school closings.
A POSCO spokesperson said a byproduct gas release at the company’s Pohang plant in the morning was caused by a typhoon-related power outage.
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