South Korea authorities evacuated more than 14,000 people and closed schools in flood-hit areas as tropical storm Khanun swept over the peninsula on Thursday, having pounded southern Japan over the past week.
SEOUL/TOKYO, Aug 10 - South Korea authorities evacuated more than 14,000 people and closed schools in flood-hit areas as tropical storm Khanun swept over the peninsula on Thursday, havingDowngraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm, Khanun made landfall on the southeast coast, and was heading towards the South Korean capital Seoul.
One person was missing in the southeastern city of Daegu after falling into the river in a wheelchair, the ministry said, adding it was looking into the death of another person in the same city. "I'm worried that people living in lowlands or making a living by farming and fishing would suffer," said Kim Wi-jeong, a 33-year-old office worker living in the capital.
"The more the temperatures rise, the greater the energy that storms can get. So we will likely see even stronger typhoons in the future," Lee said. Though the storm's path was uncertain, the Japan Meteorological Agency said it could affect the Tokyo area by the end of the weekend.
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