Typhoon "Chaba" covered the territory of South Korea

Typhoon "Chaba" covered the territory of South Korea. It brought wind gusts of up to 250 km/h, provoked floods and landslides. The element claimed the lives of 6 people.

Typhoon "Chaba" struck the Korean Peninsula from the South. After passing over the sea thousands of miles away, he has not lost his power. Gusts of wind in the center of the storm exceeded 250 km/h combined with the strong rainfall Typhoon in a matter of minutes turned the South Korean city in the disaster zone. Due to breakage of power lines the blackout has covered about 25 thousand homes. The streets turned into a river channel, which the sea carried away cars and entire houses.

Paralyzed all modes of transport: flights cancelled, road traffic is blocked, high-speed trains halted, ports closed. The hurricane was cut off from the quay a ferry with people. They had been washed from the deck, but the coast guard rescue was able to pull them out of the water. In the city of Ulsan flooded river claimed 60-year-old woman, to save her failed. Officially confirmed death toll is 6 people, but a few are still missing.

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