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Fishermen missing as Typhoon Bolaven hits South Korea | Fishermen missing as Typhoon Bolaven hits South Korea |
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Several Chinese fishermen are missing after their boats capsized as Typhoon Bolaven hit South Korea. | |
The boats were just off Jeju island when they went down, South Korean media said. Six people were rescued but several more are thought to be missing. | |
Power has been cut to tens of thousands of homes and trees have been felled. The typhoon is expected to move north, passing Incheon port later in the day. | |
Many flights have been cancelled and all schools in the capital closed. | |
Typhoon Bolaven is also bringing strong waves and rain to China's north and east coasts, reports said. | |
It has already lashed the Japanese island of Okinawa, causing power cuts and paralysing transport. | It has already lashed the Japanese island of Okinawa, causing power cuts and paralysing transport. |
High winds, torrential rain and property damage were reported on Jeju island as the typhoon hit. | |
A spokesman for the coastguard told AFP news agency that six people had been rescued from the two Chinese ships, one of which had sunk completely. | |
It is not clear how many people were on the two boats. Those rescued put numbers between 31 and 34, AFP said. | |
All schools in Seoul and most others across the country have closed for the day, Yonhap news agency reported. | |
US and South Korean forces have halted a major joint exercise that had started last week. | |
Warnings issued | Warnings issued |
Meanwhile, China has issued a yellow alert - the second-highest level - as forecasters expect Bolaven to make landfall in Dandong in the north-eastern Liaoning province and north-western North Korea on Tuesday, China's state Xinhua news agency reported. | Meanwhile, China has issued a yellow alert - the second-highest level - as forecasters expect Bolaven to make landfall in Dandong in the north-eastern Liaoning province and north-western North Korea on Tuesday, China's state Xinhua news agency reported. |
On Sunday the typhoon hit the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Kagoshima, leaving some 75,000 households without power. At least four people were injured. | On Sunday the typhoon hit the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Kagoshima, leaving some 75,000 households without power. At least four people were injured. |
The latest typhoon is the 15th destructive storm of the season in East Asia. | The latest typhoon is the 15th destructive storm of the season in East Asia. |
Bolaven comes just after Typhoon Tembin, which has caused widespread damage in Taiwan. | |
On Monday night, Taiwan was bracing for Tembin to hit the same southern region where it unleashed more than 50cm (20 inches) of rain within 24 hours several days ago. | |
But early on Tuesday the typhoon appeared to have passed off the southern coast, without making landfall. | |