A road is damaged as waves hit a shore Tuesday, September 6, 2022, in Ulsan, South Korea. The strongest typhoon to hit South Korea in years battered its southern region on Tuesday, dumping nearly 3 feet of rain, wrecking roads and downing power lines, leaving 20,000 homes without power while thousands of people fled to safer ground. (Kim Yong-tai/Yonhap via AP)
- At least six people have died after Typhoon Hinnamnor devastated South Korea.
- The storm was the strongest typhoon to hit the country’s coasts in years.
- Photos show storm damage in the country’s southern region, including damaged roads and buildings.
Photos show damaged roads and buildings and huge waves as Typhoon Hinnamnor hit South Korea on Tuesday. The storm was the strongest typhoon to hit the country’s coasts in years.
Hinnamnor has dumped nearly 3 feet of rain in South Korea’s southern region and at least six people are reported dead. Five of those deaths occurred in the city of Pohang.
The Associated Press reported that a woman in her 70s died after being swept away by floodwaters in Pohang. The other four deaths in the city occurred when an underground parking lot was flooded. The search for additional people missing after the incident continued. Two people were rescued from the parking lot on Tuesday evening local time.
In nearby Gyeongju, a woman in her 80s died after her home was buried in a landslide.
The storm flooded buildings and eroded bridges and roads. Firefighters and troops conducted rescue operations using boats and tanks.
The storm comes just weeks after flooding near Seoul killed at least 14 people. The country took proactive measures to try to save lives as Hinnamnor approached, like closing 600 schools and ordering the evacuation of more than 14,000, according to the New York Times.
Click through the slideshow above to see images of the storm’s aftermath.
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