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Super Typhoon Brings High Winds and 3 Feet of Rain to South Korea

HeadlineSep 06, 2022

In South Korea, two people were killed and 10 others remain missing after Super Typhoon Hinnamnor crashed ashore earlier today as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Korean Peninsula. The typhoon dumped more than three feet of water in some regions and forced a nuclear power plant offline. At its peak, the typhoon packed winds equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, and experts say South Korea narrowly avoided a much worse disaster.

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