1 person dead and 1 person missing in Daegu City, evacuation of 10000 people, transportation suspended, Typhoon "Kanu" makes landfall in South Korea Time | South Korea | Kanu
Typhoon Kanu made landfall along the southeastern coast of South Korea on the morning of the 10th, bringing heavy rainfall to many areas and causing floods and landslides. More than ten thousand people were urgently evacuated, and shipping, civil aviation, and railways were suspended on a large scale.
By the afternoon of the same day, the strong wind and rainstorm had caused one death and one missing in Daegu City.
Unprecedented
Kanu made landfall on the coast near the southeastern city of Juji, South Korea at around 9:20 am local time on the 10th. The South Korean Meteorological Agency said that at noon on the 10th, Kanu was moving northward at a speed of 38 kilometers per hour, 20 kilometers south of Daegu City, with a maximum wind speed of 29 meters per second; It is expected to arrive 40 kilometers southeast of the capital Seoul around 21:00 and enter North Korea after midnight on the 11th.
According to the South Korean Meteorological Agency, the expected path of "Kanu" is "unprecedented" and will become the first typhoon to cross the Korean Peninsula vertically since the agency began recording observations in 1951. If the "Kanu" movement path meets expectations, it is expected to stay in South Korea for about 15 hours, during which the movement speed will gradually slow down and drop to 20 kilometers per hour by midnight on the 11th. However, this means that the prolonged stay of "Kanu" will bring more storms and may exacerbate the disaster situation.
Strong wind and rainstorm occurred in South Gyeongsang Avenue, North Gyeongsang Avenue and the east of Gangwon Avenue in the northeast of South Korea. According to Yonhap News Agency, as of the afternoon of the 10th, the cumulative precipitation has reached about 300 millimeters.
At around 13:00 in Daegu, the fourth largest city in South Korea, a 67 year old man was found unconscious in a rising river and was later declared dead. At 13:45, a man fell into a flooded stream and went missing. That morning, in Fuyu County, Chungcheongnam do, a woman in her thirties was hit by a fallen tree on the road and was taken to the hospital for treatment. In the north and south of Qingshang, rescue workers rescued about 20 people from flooded roads, cars, homes, and riverside paths.
The South Korean Ministry of Administrative Security said that as of 11:00 on the 10th, 10641 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters such as village council halls and elderly activity centers in many southern regions.
[High alert]
As early as the 8th, the outdoor activities of the Boy Scouts at the World Scout Camping held in South Korea have been announced to be suspended. Approximately 37000 Boy Scout members evacuated from a camp in Fu'an County, Jeollabuk do, southwest of the country.
According to Yonhap News Agency, as of the morning of the 10th, the typhoon has forced the suspension of 355 flights from 14 airports across the country, 154 passenger ships on 102 sea routes, 161 high-speed trains, and 251 ordinary trains, as well as the closure of 490 roads, 166 coastal areas, and 21 national parks. In addition, at least 1579 kindergartens, primary schools, middle and high schools have suspended classes, shortened class hours, or switched to online teaching.
South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol has instructed relevant departments to actively take disaster prevention measures and timely carry out public evacuation work. At the disaster response meeting held on the 10th, Li Xiangmin, the Minister of Administrative Security, demanded strict restrictions on unrelated personnel from approaching riverside paths, low-lying coastal roads, and underground passages, and to accelerate the evacuation of people from dangerous areas such as mountainous areas.
Before landing in South Korea, "Kanu" had brought sustained heavy rainfall to many parts of Japan's Okinawa Islands and southwestern Kyushu Island, with some areas receiving much higher weekly rainfall than normal levels for the entire month of August. As of the morning of the 10th, the rainfall in Meixiang Town, Miyazaki Prefecture reached 985 millimeters.
