Typhoon Lingling is to hit South Korea starting Friday
- 5 years ago
The heavy rain on Thursday has now stopped for the 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 Ji-yoon, the heavy rain that poured down last night over most parts of South Korea including Seoul and the 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. That's strong enough to knock down trees.
The typhoon is currently some 600 kilometers south of Jeju and is making its way toward the Korean Peninsula. It will reach waters west of Jeju Island from Saturday morning and affect Seoul in the afternoon.
A typhoon advisory has been issued in the waters near Jeju as of noon Friday.
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.
That's all I have at this hour. Back to you.
Let's connect to our Lee Min-sun who is at Jamsoo-gyo Bridge in Seoul. Min-sun, how's it looking?
Hi Ji-yoon, the heavy rain that poured down last night over most parts of South Korea including Seoul and the 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. That's strong enough to knock down trees.
The typhoon is currently some 600 kilometers south of Jeju and is making its way toward the Korean Peninsula. It will reach waters west of Jeju Island from Saturday morning and affect Seoul in the afternoon.
A typhoon advisory has been issued in the waters near Jeju as of noon Friday.
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.
That's all I have at this hour. Back to you.