2023-05-24 14:49:45
As Guam, a representative resort in the Western Pacific, visited by many Koreans, fell under the influence of Typhoon No. 2 ‘Mawar’, the local governor issued an emergency evacuation order for 150,000 residents, and US President Joe Biden issued an ’emergency declaration’ for the area. Approved, the Associated Press reported on the 23rd (local time). The Korea Meteorological Administration said that it will be known on the 29th when Mawar will affect Korea through the sea near Guam and about 760 km northeast of Manila in the Philippines.
According to foreign media, the US Meteorological Administration said, “As of the 23rd, Mawar developed into a grade 4 ‘super typhoon’ with a maximum sustained wind speed of 66.9 m/s or more.” .
Flights to Guam are expected to be delayed and canceled due to the influence of the super typhoon. Korean Air flight KE423, which was scheduled to depart from Incheon International Airport for Guam at 7:35 pm on the 24th, failed to take off on time, and it was reported that flight KE421, scheduled to depart on the morning of the 25th, was delayed or canceled. As a result, it is expected that the serial delay of flights returning to Korea from the local area will continue. Asiana Airlines decided to fly OZ625 from Incheon to Saipan, which was scheduled to depart on the afternoon of the 24th, in the morning of the 26th.
Mawar is a typhoon stronger than the level of ‘Hinnamno’, which caused great damage to Korea last year. Hinnamno, which occurred in August last year, disappeared after growing in size as a super typhoon with a maximum wind speed of 54m per second or more. Mawar, which means ‘rose’ in Malay, is expected to be recorded as the strongest typhoon in decades to approach Guam. An official from the Korea Meteorological Administration said, “The route of Mawar’s movement is in a state of flux.”
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