Typhoon Bavi Affects Jeju Island: Flights Cancelled, Boats Evacuated, Trees Break And More

Soobin Cho

4 years ago

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Over 52 damaged properties have been reported in Korea today due to Typhoon Bavi.

The Central Disaster And Safety Countermeasures Headquarters stated at 4 pm (KST) on the 26th that damages on 25 public properties and 27 private properties have been reported.

Typhoon Bavi Affects Jeju Island: Flights Cancelled, Boats Evacuated, Trees Break And More

Public properties that were damaged include street trees, streetlights, central reservations while public properties include signs and shattered windows. Over 261 households suffered from blackout.

Typhoon Bavi Affects Jeju Island: Flights Cancelled, Boats Evacuated, Trees Break And More

Over 136 flights flying to and from Jeju Airport were cancelled. Vessels connecting places including Nokdong and Mokpo halted operations as well. 607 trails of 21 public parks are also closed for the time being.

Typhoon Bavi Affects Jeju Island: Flights Cancelled, Boats Evacuated, Trees Break And More

Fire authorities put in 334 persons and 85 equipment to take preventative measures of eliminating obstacles and taking down loose signs.

Typhoon Bavi Affects Jeju Island: Flights Cancelled, Boats Evacuated, Trees Break And More

Typhoon Bavi, with a maximum wind speed of 45m/s, maximum moving speed of 24km/h, the central pressure of 945hPA, and intensity level of 'very strong', is currently moving north.

Article Paraphrased From: Yonhap News 1, 2, News 1

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