Typhoon 'Khanun' Approaches Seoul... Hanok Roof Collapses in Jongno
No Human Casualties... 4 Residents Evacuated
Due to the impact of Typhoon "Khanun," the 6th typhoon passing through the Korean Peninsula, the roof of a hanok in downtown Seoul collapsed on the 10th.
According to the fire authorities and Jongno District Office, a report was received around 5:34 PM that the roof of a hanok building in Pilundong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, had collapsed.
On the 10th, foreign tourists are struggling to walk at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.
Photo by Yonhap News
Since it was an empty house with no residents, there were no casualties. However, as a precaution, four residents from two nearby houses evacuated.
Jongno-gu deployed construction experts to inspect whether there was any risk of further collapse, and the inspection found no issues.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Typhoon Khanun made landfall on the southern coast earlier that morning and was moving north-northwest at 20 km/h about 10 km north-northeast of Chungju, Chungbuk. As of 9 PM, it was passing about 50 km east of Seoul on land.
The central pressure is 985 hPa (hectopascal), and the maximum wind speed is 22 m/s (79 km/h). Seoul is expected to be closest to Khanun between 9 PM and midnight.
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Due to the typhoon, 489 flights were canceled at airports nationwide on the day, and damage occurred across the country, including branches breaking off from the 600-year-old Songnip Pine Tree at Songnisan, designated Natural Monument No. 103.
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