21 S. Koreans brought home from typhoon-hit Saipan; 1,500 still stranded
- 5 years ago
Some 18-hundred South Korean tourists were stranded on the Pacific island of Saipan after it was hit by a typhoon last week.
Now 21 of them have been brought home.
They were first moved to Guam on Saturday on a military transport plane dispatched by the South Korean government, and then flown to Incheon International Airport on a chartered flight.
So far, the South Korean government has moved over 320 people to Guam from Saipan.
Throughout Sunday, military planes will be moving more of them from Saipan to Guam and chartered planes will be bringing them back to South Korea.
About 15-hundred South Koreans remain stranded.
Now 21 of them have been brought home.
They were first moved to Guam on Saturday on a military transport plane dispatched by the South Korean government, and then flown to Incheon International Airport on a chartered flight.
So far, the South Korean government has moved over 320 people to Guam from Saipan.
Throughout Sunday, military planes will be moving more of them from Saipan to Guam and chartered planes will be bringing them back to South Korea.
About 15-hundred South Koreans remain stranded.