Typhoon Lingling is to hit South Korea starting Friday
- 5 years ago
The heavy rain on Thursday has now stopped in most parts of the country but more rain is expected with Typhoon Lingling approaching. Let's connect to our Lee Min-sun who is at Jamsoo-gyo Bridge in Seoul. Min-sun, how's it looking?
Hi Conn-young, the heavy rain that poured down last night in most parts of South Korea including Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi-do Province has stopped in most areas.
But Typhoon Lingling is moving up north at a rapid speed and is expected to bring strong winds and more rain to the country.
Typhoon Lingling is a medium sized typhoon with very strong intensity and a maximum wind speed of 145 to 180 kilometers per hour.
The typhoon is making its way from west of Okinawa, Japan toward the Korean peninsula and will hit waters west of Jeju Island from Friday morning. It is forecast to affect most parts of the country on Saturday.
Some parts of Jeju will get more than 400 millimeters of rain and some parts of Jeolla-do Province and the west of Chungcheongnam-do Province will get over 150 millimeters of rain on Saturday.
The typhoon will then leave South Korea and move over North Korea and China on Sunday.
I hear that Typhoon Lingling is going to very strong. What kinds of preparations are needed?
Typhoon Lingling is expected to be one of the strongest typhoons to hit South Korea.
Previous typhoons that traveled along the west coast of Korea had severely damaged the country. Typhoon Gonpas in 2010, which followed a similar route as Lingling, killed 6 people. But Lingling is traveling even closer to the peninsula and has stronger winds that can knock down trees.
The government is holding a meeting to consider activating the main disaster control headquarters. Local governments are also on emergency watch and are inspecting vulnerable areas.
People are advised to stay indoors during the peak hours and check sewers and windows in residential areas.
That's all I have at this hour. Back to you.
Hi Conn-young, the heavy rain that poured down last night in most parts of South Korea including Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi-do Province has stopped in most areas.
But Typhoon Lingling is moving up north at a rapid speed and is expected to bring strong winds and more rain to the country.
Typhoon Lingling is a medium sized typhoon with very strong intensity and a maximum wind speed of 145 to 180 kilometers per hour.
The typhoon is making its way from west of Okinawa, Japan toward the Korean peninsula and will hit waters west of Jeju Island from Friday morning. It is forecast to affect most parts of the country on Saturday.
Some parts of Jeju will get more than 400 millimeters of rain and some parts of Jeolla-do Province and the west of Chungcheongnam-do Province will get over 150 millimeters of rain on Saturday.
The typhoon will then leave South Korea and move over North Korea and China on Sunday.
I hear that Typhoon Lingling is going to very strong. What kinds of preparations are needed?
Typhoon Lingling is expected to be one of the strongest typhoons to hit South Korea.
Previous typhoons that traveled along the west coast of Korea had severely damaged the country. Typhoon Gonpas in 2010, which followed a similar route as Lingling, killed 6 people. But Lingling is traveling even closer to the peninsula and has stronger winds that can knock down trees.
The government is holding a meeting to consider activating the main disaster control headquarters. Local governments are also on emergency watch and are inspecting vulnerable areas.
People are advised to stay indoors during the peak hours and check sewers and windows in residential areas.
That's all I have at this hour. Back to you.