제주도 태풍 인명•시설 피해...선박•항공기 결항<br /><br /> This storm is more powerful than you typically see in Northeast Asia.<br />It's well over 300 kilometers in radius, and inside wind speeds are clocking in at over thirty three meters per second, or around 120 kilometers an hour.<br />Our Choi Si-young is in Mokpo, at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula... and he joins us now.<br />Si-young, when I spoke with you earlier you were getting rained on pretty hard and the wind was strong already. But now it's picking up?<br /><br /> That's right, Devin. <br />As we speak, the eye of typhoon Soulik is still in waters off the southern coast of Korea.<br />As you can see, it's windy. I can feel the wind and rain getting stronger by the minute.<br />Local residents say they have tied their boats to the dock for the incoming typhoon.<br /><br /> On Wednesday, two tourists on Jeju Island -- a man and a woman -- were swept away by a storm surge caused by the typhoon's winds. <br />The man managed to swim back safely, but the woman is still unaccounted for.<br /><br /> On the same day, according to the Jeju unit of the Korea Electric Power Corporation, the power went out in more than 15-hundred households.<br />Traffic lights on the island also stopped working, and some sea walls have also been damaged by high waves.<br /><br /> And Siyoung, speaking of Jeju, flights have been canceled there. What's the situation on flights, ships and any other closures?<br /><br /> "Yes, Devin<br />We have many ferries and flights suspended temporarily for the typhoon." <br /><br /> All ferries out of Jeollanam-do Province are suspended,... and flights from Jeju International Airport are still suspended as of now.<br />Since about 5 p.m. Wednesday, all flights have been cancelled at the airport. <br />About a total of 600 flights have been cancelled.<br /> Also, all ferries out of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province to Ulleungdo Island are also suspended <br /> The typhoon is expected to hit Chungcheongnam-do Province in the early hours of Thursday, and Seoul by Friday morning.<br /><br />I will keep you posted throughout the day. Back to you, Devin. <br />
