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This time we will go to Busan.
The typhoon will be closest to Busan tomorrow morning around 7 am, and I am worried regarding damage from strong winds and waves, especially since skyscrapers are concentrated on the coast.
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Reporter Hyung-ho Ji, tell us regarding the situation in Busan.
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Yes, I am now at Gwangalli Beach in Busan.
As you can see behind me, the sea level is quite high, and the waves are crashing wildly enough to cover the whole white sandy beach.
The rain gradually gets thicker from the daytime, and now it is showing a calming state, but the wind is getting stronger, so you can feel the typhoon approaching with your body.
Busan is currently in effect with strong winds, storm warnings, and even typhoon warnings.
Up to 100 millimeters of rain per hour from tonight through tomorrow morning, with precipitation exceeding 400 millimeters in many places.
An instantaneous wind speed equivalent to that of Typhoon Maemi A strong wind of 40 to 60 m/s was also predicted, which is powerful enough to blow away people or rocks.
Typhoon ‘Hinnamno’ will be the closest at around 7 am tomorrow, only regarding 30 km away from Busan, maintaining a strong river state.
Until the typhoon passes, the waves will rise to a maximum of 12M in the sea near Busan, and high tide is expected around 4:30 am.
High waves, super strong winds and heavy rains are highly likely to cause great damage.
Marine City shopping malls in Haeundae, which have been damaged by typhoons in the past, have prepared everything by building sandbags, and seafood restaurants along the coast have built barriers to prepare for high waves in advance.
The city of Busan has issued emergency level 3, which is the highest level of response, and 7,600 civil servants have entered the emergency system.
An evacuation order was issued to 140 households in Dong-gu and Nam-gu, Busan, where flooding or collapse was concerned, and an evacuation advisory was issued to merchants near the coast.
Both the sea and sky roads to and from Busan are blocked, and the Kori nuclear power plant is also reducing its output and preparing for an accident.
So far, this is the local issue of MBC News from Gwangalli Beach in Busan.
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