Typhoon Chaba batters South Korea and heads to Japan
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6 October 2016
- From the section Asia
At least five people have been killed after Typhoon Chaba battered South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain.
The southern cities of Busan and Ulsan were worst affected, as well as the resort island of Jeju.
Transport, schools, factories and the country’s main port ground to a halt. Footage showed muddy floodwaters rushing through city streets.
The typhoon is now heading for Japan, where the meteorological agency issued warnings and flights were cancelled.
Five people were also reported missing in the wake of the storm including a fire fighter in Ulsan who was helping with rescue efforts, local media reported.
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Crew members of a docked ferry were swept from a pier into the sea by a huge wave before being rescued
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Streets were flooded in the south of the country
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Cars were tossed about as floodwaters rushed through Jeju, a resort island popular with Chinese tourists
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Large waves preceded the typhoon and continued to slam into the coast as it hit