제주도 태풍 인명•시설 피해...선박•항공기 결항
This storm is more powerful than you typically see in Northeast Asia.
It's well over 300 kilometers in radius, and inside wind speeds are clocking in at over thirty three meters per second, or around 120 kilometers an hour.
Our Choi Si-young is in Mokpo, at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula... and he joins us now.
Si-young, when I spoke with you earlier you were getting rained on pretty hard and the wind was strong already. But now it's picking up?
That's right, Devin.
As we speak, the eye of typhoon Soulik is still in waters off the southern coast of Korea.
As you can see, it's windy. I can feel the wind and rain getting stronger by the minute.
Local residents say they have tied their boats to the dock for the incoming typhoon.
On Wednesday, two tourists on Jeju Island -- a man and a woman -- were swept away by a storm surge caused by the typhoon's winds.
The man managed to swim back safely, but the woman is still unaccounted for.
On the same day, according to the Jeju unit of the Korea Electric Power Corporation, the power went out in more than 15-hundred households.
Traffic lights on the island also stopped working, and some sea walls have also been damaged by high waves.
And Siyoung, speaking of Jeju, flights have been canceled there. What's the situation on flights, ships and any other closures?
"Yes, Devin
We have many ferries and flights suspended temporarily for the typhoon."
All ferries out of Jeollanam-do Province are suspended,... and flights from Jeju International Airport are still suspended as of now.
Since about 5 p.m. Wednesday, all flights have been cancelled at the airport.
About a total of 600 flights have been cancelled.
Also, all ferries out of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province to Ulleungdo Island are also suspended
The typhoon is expected to hit Chungcheongnam-do Province in the early hours of Thursday, and Seoul by Friday morning.
I will keep you posted throughout the day. Back to you, Devin.
