One of the most powerful storms of the year made landfall in South Korea early Tuesday, sparing the country of the brunt of its destructive force yet still leaving it reeling from severe, if isolated, flooding and damage.
Typhoon Hinnamnor swept past the peninsula’s southeastern corner, causing at least one death, sparking a fire at a steel plant and leaving tens of thousands without power. It was the second major storm to batter the country in recent weeks, after the heaviest downpour in decades led to deaths and widespread destruction in August.
The storm formed last week and snaked across East Asia, its eye gaining speed as it traveled across the northwest Pacific. It brought as much as 37 inches of rain to parts of Jeju Island, a popular vacation spot off the country’s southern coast. The worst of the flooding appeared to hit the city of Pohang, a port city and steel manufacturing base in the southeast.
Here are some scenes of South Korea taking stock of the impact left in Typhoon Hinnamnor’s wake.
Destroyed cars in Pohang after the typhoon on Tuesday.
A flooded underground parking lot in Pohang.
Residents in Gyeongju city trying to salvage their belongings.
A dog took refuge on a roof in Seondu village, Gyeongju city.
Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, was battered by the typhoon.
Choe Jun and his wife cleaning up their restaurant by the shore in Busan, after the typhoon passed through.
Firefighters rescuing a resident in Ulsan on Tuesday. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate.
A damaged road in Ulsan in the typhoon’s aftermath.
A fallen tree in Busan after rain and strong winds.
The sea in Busan early on Tuesday.
