The storm also forced cancelations of about flights and ferries, it said. One person was injured in a landslide and 20 people were left homeless, but there have been no reports of deaths, the agency said. In Japan, Sanba left about 67, homes in southwestern Japan without power and dumped heavy rains that flooded some areas.
A man drowned Sunday while swimming in high waves off the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki, according to the coast guard. In North Korea, which reported heavy casualties from another powerful typhoon last month, any heavy rain is a worry. Image: High waves made by Typhoon Sanba beat upon a coast in Yeosu, about km miles south of Seoul.
Reuters State media said Typhoon Bolaven killed 59 people and left 50 missing and 26, homeless. About 51, hectares , acres of farmland were flooded, buried or washed away, the official Korean Central News Agency said Friday. AP North Korea also suffered flooding and drought earlier this year.
There are worries about how the country's farms will handle the severe weather. The United Nations said in June that two-thirds of the country's 24 million people were grappling with chronic food shortages.
Image: A car is parked near broken pieces of rocks caused by Typhoon Sanba in Sokcho, about km miles east of Seoul. Reuters Typhoon Bolaven left 15 dead and five missing in South Korea. Another typhoon hit the peninsula shortly after Bolaven, but it didn't cause any deaths in South Korea. Sixteen roads were still closed on Wednesday morning. Bolaven lashed North Korea with heavy wind and rain, the reclusive state's official Korean Central News Agency said in a report early Wednesday.
It gave detailed data on wind strength, rainfall and storm surges but didn't provide information on the damage caused. Okinawa, meanwhile, emerged relatively unscathed Monday after the typhoon buffeted it with maximum sustained winds near its center of kph mph , according to the Hong Kong Observatory, which monitors storms in the region.
That wind strength put Bolaven in the "super typhoon" category at the time. And with a cloud field of 2, kilometers 1, miles , it was 20 times larger than Okinawa's length.
Okinawa, which is in an area of the western Pacific Ocean where typhoons are frequent, avoided the kind of destruction that some other storms have caused in East Asia this summer. Five people were injured on the island, the local authorities said, and residents took shelter in public buildings to avoid potential damage to their homes.
About 17, households lost electricity as the storm damaged power lines. Storm chaser James Reynolds was on the northwestern coast of the island during the worst of the typhoon. If a storm is sufficiently damaging or otherwise memorable, its name is removed from the list to avoid confusion. Typhoon Bolaven approaching the Philippines. Next Image. Popular Videos. The Shetland Islands of Scotland.
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