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From Joongang Daily
But while Nakri has gone, there have been no signs of relief. The Korea Meteorological Administration said that Typhoon Halong was also moving in a northwesterly direction yesterday after having hit Guam.
Halong is worrisome because it intensified over the weekend. Local media outlets reported that the typhoon has been categorized as a super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour).
While its current expected trajectory puts the northern Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan at major risk with landfall and heavy downpours, the Korean Peninsula and parts of China were also cited as areas that could be potentially affected.
The state weather agency said that Halong is expected to hit Jeju and the southern coast on Friday or Saturday. The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters warned people in the region to stay indoors.
From Arirang
Although the worst has passed, wind and rain are expected in Seoul and the central part of the country this week.
The typhoon pounded Jeju Island on Saturday with heavy rains and gale force winds that briefly cut power to some 16-hundred households.
More than 200 international and domestic flights at Jeju International Airport were cancelled.
Across the southern part of the country, there were reports of destroyed buildings, broken traffic lights and fallen trees.
And now we have another storm brewing in the form of Super Typhoon Halong.
It is expected to hit southern Japan later in the week with winds of 250 kilometers per hour, and Korea and northeastern China could also be in the storm's path.
A typhoon bringing heavy downpours and strong winds pounded South Korea's southern regions on Saturday, grounding flights and causing property damage, weather officials said.
Typhoon Nakri, positioned about 190 kilometers west-southwest of Seogwipo on the country's southern resort island of Jeju as of noon, was traveling northward at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).
The mid-scale typhoon, packing winds of up to 25 meters per second, dumped 868.5 millimeters of rain on Jeju's Mount Halla as of 2 p.m., with gusts of up to 41.9 meters per second on Jeju's coastal areas, according to the KMA.
A 55-year-old resident of Seogwipo was taken to a hospital after the wind shattered a window in his house, the central disaster management agency said.
Across the southern part of the country, there were numerous reports of destroyed buildings, broken traffic lights and fallen trees on streets. Gale force winds also briefly cut power to some 1,600 households on Jeju earlier in the day, it added.
The bad weather conditions caused the cancellation of more than 236 international and domestic flights at Jeju International Airport. Several local festivals set to be held in the southern areas were either delayed or canceled, according to the disaster agency.
As the typhoon is moving northward, the central part of the country, including the capital city of Seoul, is forecast to experience strong winds and rain on Sunday and early next week. But the typhoon is likely to get far weaker while passing along the western coast of the Korean Peninsula, the weather officials said.
From Accuweather
Halong has been rapidly intensifying to start the weekend, becoming a super typhoon early Saturday night, local time, with maximum sustained winds of 250 kph (155 mph). Halong is expected to remain a very dangerous typhoon through the rest of the weekend and into the coming week.
While not impacting land through at least Tuesday local time, Halong will remain over the open waters of the Philippine Sea and creating life-threatening, dangerous seas for shipping interests.
While the current path of Halong puts the northern Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan at greatest risk of a direct landfall with heavy rain and damaging winds, all residents of Japan, the Korean Peninsula and even northeastern China should closely monitor the typhoon for potential dangers and any adjustments to the forecast track.
Tokyo is one location that is currently not expected to receive the worst of the storm, but the city and surrounding areas will likely see gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall as tropical moisture rotates across the country.
Impacts in southern Japan are expected to worsen beginning on Thursday with typhoon conditions possibly lasting into Saturday in some locations.
From Korea Times
2 typhoons approaching peninsula