Clear up efforts hindered as S Korea hit by second typhoon

A new typhoon hit South Korea’s southern coast on Thursday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, as the country cleared up damage from a powerful typhoon earlier in the week.

Typhoon Tembin, with winds of up to 83km/h, made landfall at the southern city of Suncheon and brought more than 150mm of rain to some parts of the country, the weather service said.

The transport ministry said 173 domestic and international flights had been cancelled. Schools were closed or class hours adjusted, mainly in southern areas.

Scores of sea ferry routes were shut in the south and southwestern regions.

Tembin was moving northeast through southern provinces at a speed of 24km/h and was forecast to arrive at the Sea of Japan late on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Typhoon Bolaven – the strongest to hit the country for almost a decade – left a trail of death and damage across parts of the country.