Typhoon leaves 600 unable to go home

More than 600 people remain displaced due to Typhoon Hinnamnor, as authorities struggle to deal with the aftermath of the typhoon in the southern regions of the country. According to the Central Disaster Safety Relief Headquarters, 5,242 people have been displaced with 613 yet to return home as of Thursday. A total of 8,370 houses were flooded, most of them concentrated in North Gyeongsang Province, an area hit hard by the tropical storm. Some 1,566 cases of public infrastructure damage were r

Sept. 8, 2022

Banjiha homes, underground garages: Recent floods reveal where dangers lurk

When there is a risk of flash flooding, avoid underground areas. This is the lesson that a series of recent floods have highlighted after they caused multiple casualties. As powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor hit the southern city of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, early Tuesday morning, several people went missing in a flooded underground parking lot of an apartment complex. Two were found alive while seven were pronounced dead on Wednesday. Residents said there were several announcements from th

Sept. 7, 2022

Police station improves info for foreign crime victims

Seoul Mapo Police Station has printed out a leaflet to help foreigners who experience crimes in Korea. The leaflet under the title "Promoting the Protection and Support System for Crime Victims" was created to help foreign residents and visitors here. According to the station, many foreign citizens are unaware about the state support they can receive when they are victims of crimes. The leaflet is in English, French and Vietnamese, based on the population of foreign students and visit

Sept. 7, 2022

Pohang parking lot tragedy: Mom survives, son dies

One of the two survivors from a flooded underground parking lot in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, early Wednesday morning, was a woman in her 50s who lives at the apartment complex with her family. She had not gone down to the parking lot alone in the middle of the stormy night. Her teenage son had tagged along with her. After the mom’s rescue, the son was found dead as one of the seven bodies recovered from the flooded garage. As of Wednesday afternoon, the search and rescue opera

Sept. 7, 2022

[Photo News] Mudslide strikes Buddhist temple site in Gyeonggju

A Buddhist temple site in the historic city of Gyeonggju, North Gyeongsang Province, has been struck by a mudslide triggered by heavy rains of Typhoon Hinnamnor, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday. The hillside Gulbulsa Temple site, not to be confused with the city’s more famous Bulguksa Temple, had its wooden structures and trees knocked down, but its most precious treasure – the Stone Buddhas in Four Directions – appears mostly intact, the agency

Sept. 7, 2022

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit 7-week low for Wednesday count amid slowing virus

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest for a Wednesday figure in seven weeks, as the virus trend is weakening at a mild pace. The country reported 85,540 new COVID-19 infections, including 343 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 23,791,961, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Wednesday's tally is down from 99,837 the previous day and the lowest since 76,361 counted on July 20. The daily infection numbers have been on the decline aft

Sept. 7, 2022

PM urges vigilance against COVID-19 during Chuseok holiday

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Wednesday called for the public to remain vigilant to contain the spread of COVID-19 during the four-day Chuseok fall harvest holiday starting later this week. The government plans to open about 6,000 "one-stop" COVID-19 treatment centers, where people can take virus tests, get in-person medical care services and receive antiviral drugs, during the holiday, Han told a virus response meeting. Some 30,000 pharmacies will open during the holiday that begins

Sept. 7, 2022

2 rescued, 7 dead from submerged parking garage in Pohang

Nine people have been pulled from a flooded parking garage in the southeastern city of Pohang, two of them alive, with the seven others having died after being found in cardiac arrest, as the search continued for any remaining victims in the wake of Typhoon Hinnamnor. All of them had been trapped in the underground parking lot at an apartment complex in Pohang, about 270 km southeast of Seoul, after going there to move their cars amid heavy downpours brought on by the typhoon. Rescue workers sea

Sept. 7, 2022

Two in flooded basement parking lot found alive

Two out of seven reported to be missing in an underground parking lot of an apartment complex were found alive and conscious as of 9:41 p.m. after spending hours in the flooded space in Pohang, one of the heaviest-stricken region with the passing of Typhoon Hinnamnor, fire and rescue authorities said Tuesday. Soon after the announcement, three more were found and sent to a local hospital but remain unconscious, but they turned out not to be among the seven who went missing at the under

Sept. 6, 2022

Personality tests for finding love match?

The enduring popularity of Myers-Briggs personality tests among younger South Koreans is changing the way they date. Some people are using mobile applications to figure out which personality types, indicated by a jumble of four letters like ISFJ or ENTP, would be most or least compatible with them. Hwang Da-in, a 25-year-old college student in Seoul and an ISTJ herself, says her ideal match is an ISFJ, based on chats she had with virtual characters of different personality types on an app called

Sept. 6, 2022

Normalized schools see increase in violence

With schools returning to normalcy, more students are experiencing school violence, a survey from the Education Ministry showed. The Ministry of Education announced the results of a survey on school violence conducted by local education offices across Korea on Tuesday. The North Jeolla Province Education Office was not included, as it decided to run an individual survey. Some 3.21 million out of 3.87 million students participated in the survey, marking an 82.9 percent response rate. The survey

Sept. 6, 2022

Typhoon Hinnamnor passes S. Korea, leaving around a dozen of casualties

Typhoon Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon this year, passed South Korea on Tuesday, leaving several dead and missing, and dealing severe damages to cities on the east coast. As of 6 p.m., three people were confirmed dead, and nine missing. The government on Tuesday morning reported one dead and two missing. But, later in the afternoon, the government updated the tally, which included three deaths and nine missing people. The official tally was updated as seven additional people were reported missing

Sept. 6, 2022

Gender pay gap widens: research

More women are employed, but the gender pay gap in Korea remains wide, a study by the Gender Ministry showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released the results of a study under the title “Life of Men and Women through Statistics.” Though the Gender Ministry had conducted the study every year since 1997 under the title of “Women's Lives through Statistics,” it changed the name this year, including an index on double-income families and cyber sexual a

Sept. 6, 2022

[Photo News] Post-typhoon scene in southeast Korea

Super Typhoon Hinnamnor moved out of South Korea early Tuesday morning, forcing around 1,000 to evacuate. The typhoon left at least two person dead and nine others missing, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters of Korea. Damage has been concentrated on the southern Jeju Island and industrial cities along the southeastern coast, as Hinnamnor penetrated the regions. Following are photos of what was left in the typhoon’s wake in the southeast regions of Kor

Sept. 6, 2022

[Newsmaker] 6 out of 10 digital sex crimes targeted minors

Six out of 10 arrests for digital sexual violence in Korea during 2020 involved sexual exploitation of minors, government data showed Tuesday. Among the victims of overall sexual violence cases, women accounted for the majority with 88 percent. The data was part of the report, titled "2022 Statistics on the Life of Men and Women," by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Since 1997, the government had been releasing the annual report under the title "Statistics on the Life o

Sept. 6, 2022

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 100,000 amid virus slowdown

South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 100,000 on Tuesday, marking a moderate decline from a week ago, as the spread of the virus has been waning. The country reported 99,837 new COVID-19 infections, including 273 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 23,706,477, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Tuesday's count marks a steady on-week fall from 115,615 a week earlier. The daily infection tallies have stayed in the five digits since last Thursday after

Sept. 6, 2022

Fires break out at POSCO plants in Pohang

POHANG -- Multiple fires broke out at steel plants of POSCO in the southeastern city of Pohang on Tuesday, residents and company officials said. The fires began at around 7:30 a.m., they said. "It is true that the fires broke out, and we are figuring out the current situation," a company official said. Residents who witnessed the fires said there was a "loud noise and black smoke" at the POSCO plants. There were no immediate reports of casualties. President Yoon Suk-yeol has

Sept. 6, 2022

Typhoon Hinnamnor exits S. Korea into waters near Ulsan, leaving 1 missing

Super Typhoon Hinnamnor moved out of South Korea early Tuesday morning about 2 1/2 hours after making landfall on the southern coast, leaving one person missing and thousands of others evacuated, authorities said. This year's 11th typhoon moved off the southeastern coastal city of Ulsan, 307 kilometers southeast of Seoul, toward the East Sea at 7:10 a.m. after making landfall near the southern city of Geoje at 4:50 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). With an atmosph

Sept. 6, 2022

[Photo News] Typhoon Hinnamnor causes flooding, power outages in southern regions

Super Typhoon Hinnamnor moved out of South Korea early Tuesday morning about 2 1/2 hours after making landfall on the southern coast, the state weather agency said, as the country is assessing the damage from the storm. The typhoon moved off the southeastern coastal city of Ulsan, 307 southeast of Seoul, toward the East Sea at 7:10 a.m. after making landfall near the southern city of Geoje at 4:50 a.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.

Sept. 6, 2022

Powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches S. Korea

Typhoon Hinnamnor, which could be the most powerful storm to hit the Korean Peninsula in two decades, is headed to South Korea and expected to affect the country until Tuesday, after which it is expected to move north-northeast. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Hinnamnor was located 460 kilometers south-southwest of Jeju Island's Seogwipo, moving north at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour with an atmospheric pressure of 935 hectopascals at its center -- traveling faster than

Sept. 5, 2022