Dozens of flights and ferry services were grounded in South Korea ahead of tropical storm Khanun that has dumped rain on Japan’s southwestern islands for more than a week. The storm’s heavy rains and winds are expected in South Korea on Wednesday.
Fishing boats are anchored in a port as Tropical Storm Khanun approaches to Korean peninsular on Jeju Island, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Dozens of flights and ferry services were grounded in South Korea on Wednesday ahead of the tropical storm that has dumped rain on Japan’s southwestern islands for more than a week. A rainbow appears in the sky over Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, a day before the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.
Khanun produced winds of 108 kph with gusts to 144 kph and was slowly moving north, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. People walk in a rainstorm brought by Tropical Storm Khanun in Kagoshima, southern Japan Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. The storm has meandered around Japan’s southwestern islands for more than a week, dumping heavy rain, knocking out power and damaging homes. This Tuesday, Aug.
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