Typhoon 'Hinnamnor' Casualties "10 Dead, 3 Injured" Tentatively Counted... Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters Downgraded from Level 3 to Level 1

2 Missing Persons in Gyeongbuk Pohang and Ulsan
Air and Rail Services Operating Normally as Crisis Level Downgraded

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) has downgraded the emergency level from Level 3 to Level 1 and lowered the typhoon response crisis alert from "Severe" to "Caution" amid the preliminary tally of human casualties caused by Typhoon No. 11 'Hinnamnor,' which resulted in 10 deaths and 3 injuries.

On the 7th, as of 6 a.m., the CDSCH reported a preliminary count of 10 deaths and 3 injuries. Nine people died and one went missing in Pohang, Gyeongbuk, and one person died in Gyeongju. There was also one missing person in Ulsan.

The heaviest damage occurred in Pohang, where heavy rain poured due to the typhoon. The previous morning, a report was received that residents who were trying to move vehicles parked in the basement of an apartment in Induk-dong, Pohang, had lost contact. After more than 12 hours of search by fire authorities, two people?a man and a woman in their 30s?were rescued, but seven others were eventually found in cardiac arrest.

In another apartment in Ocheon-eup, Pohang, a 66-year-old woman who entered the underground parking lot to move her car was found in cardiac arrest six hours later after being reported missing, and a 70-year-old woman died after being swept away by a rapid current while trying to escape the rising water.

Property damage is also increasing. Due to Typhoon 'Hinnamnor,' a total of 8,328 houses were flooded, including 8,309 in Gyeongbuk alone. Flooding of commercial buildings was recorded at 3,085 cases, including 3,077 in Gyeongbuk, and 14 fishing vessels were damaged. Other damages such as stone walls, fences, and signboards totaled 385 cases. Damage to public facilities was tallied as 47 cases of roads and bridges, 20 cases of slope erosion, 7 cases of rivers, 10 cases of landslides, and 342 other cases.

The area of crop damage was also largest in Gyeongbuk. The total area of crop damage was 3,815 hectares, with Gyeongbuk accounting for 2,308 hectares, followed by Gyeongnam with 477 hectares, Jeonnam 411 hectares, Jeju 280 hectares, and Jeonbuk 253 hectares.

The number of displaced persons due to housing damage was 13 people in 8 households. Temporary evacuees nationwide numbered 4,716 people in 3,508 households, with 2,380 in Gyeongnam alone. This was followed by 1,046 in Gyeongbuk, 720 in Jeonnam, and 425 in Busan.

Meanwhile, following the downgrade of the crisis level, air and rail services resumed normal operations from the afternoon of the previous day. Most passenger ships have resumed operations, with only two vessels on two routes remaining suspended.

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