Flights grounded in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor nears

By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of flights have been grounded and more than 200 people evacuated in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor approached the country’s southern region with heavy rains and winds of up to 105 miles per hour, the strongest storm in decades. South Korea’s weather agency says the country will start to feel the full force of Hinnamnor, the strongest global storm this year, by early Tuesday when it is forecast to graze the southern resort island of Jeju before making landfall near the mainland city of Busan. Authorities raised concern about potentially huge damage from flooding, landslides and tidal waves. President Yoon Suk Yeol during an emergency meeting on Monday urged maximum effort to prevent casualties. Eastern China and Japan also are bracing for the typhoon.