2023-08-10 22:37:00
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Typhoon Kanun headed north to Seoul last night (10th), but as its power weakened, there was no major damage that was feared around the metropolitan area.
Let’s connect reporters and take a look at the damage to Kanun.
Reporter Lee Min-jung!
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Yes, as Typhoon Kanun goes up to North Korea, the wind and rain gradually weaken.
Due to this typhoon, more than 100mm of rain fell in Seoul from yesterday to now.
Dongjak-gu had the most rain in Seoul, with 135mm so far, and the highest instantaneous wind speed was recorded in Jung-gu, with 21.6m per second.
In Seoul, there were no major disasters as expected, but 16 reports of damaged buildings or fallen trees were received by the fire department.
Yesterday afternoon, in Jongno-gu, Seoul, there was an accident where the roof of a hanok building collapsed.
Fortunately, the house was empty and no one was hurt.
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The city of Seoul still controls 380 major forest routes, including all 27 rivers and Seoul Dulle-gil.
There was little damage in the metropolitan area, but damage followed in the Yeongnam and Gangwon areas, which were in the danger zone on the right side of Kanun.
In Sokcho, Gangwon-do, it has been raining more than 400mm so far along with extreme downpours of 90mm per hour, and most of the Yeongdong area of Gangwon-do has recorded more than 300mm of precipitation.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters estimates that 361 cases of facility damage occurred in total, including flooding of houses due to this typhoon, and that 16,000 people were temporarily evacuated in 17 cities and provinces.
In Daegu, there was one death and one missing person each, but the script classified it as a safety accident and so far there have been no casualties due to the typhoon.
This is TBS Lee Min-jung.
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