Typhoon Hinnamnor destroys South Korea | Floods and landslides destroy cities

🙋 | Subscribe ➤ ------------------------ South Korea on Tuesday was hit by heavy rain and strong winds but avoided the extensive destruction that many had feared as Typhoon Hinnamnor, one of the strongest storms ever to reach its shores, made its way out to sea faster than forecasters had expected. By Tuesday afternoon, two deaths had been reported and ten people were missing, according to the authorities. The damage to property nationwide appeared to be limited. There was isolated — though severe — flooding, trees were downed and street lamps broken, and about 66,000 homes lost power. Cheong Tae Sung, an expert in flooding at the National Disaster Management Research Institute, a government agency, said the deadly floods that struck South Korea last month had made both the public and the authorities more attuned to the dangers of a major storm. “Compared to the past, we did a lot more prepara