Staying with typhoon Soulik, <br />So far we haven't seen much rain in the capital city of Seoul. <br />The typhoon seems to have weakened now, but for more details...<br />Let's speak to our Kim Mok-yeon... who's at Some Sevit, an island near the Hangang River in Seoul.<br />Mok-yeon,... how's it looking there?<br /><br /> Hi Ji-yoon, there's quite calm weather here in Seoul,<br />Clouds and showers gradually tapered off from around an hour ago... <br />And the Korea Meteorological Administration downgraded its typhoon warnings to advisories in most parts of the country.<br /><br /> Soulik is still continuing its way northeast, with the eye of the typhoon heading across the East Sea towards Japan.<br /> The agency initially reported that it could hit Seoul at 4 a.m., but since the course of the typhoon changed, the capital did not suffer a direct hit.<br />But even so, we still need to take extra precautions as the peninsula could still be affected until the early afternoon.<br /><br /> So Mok-yeon, it's raining a bit and it's fairly windy in Seoul, are the alerts and emergency countermeasures still in place?<br /><br /> Yes, as far as we know, they are. <br />In fact, regional governments and related ministries have been on duty around the clock since Thursday afternoon... so more than around 20 hours or so.<br /><br /> <br /> President Moon instructed them to do all they can to ensure the safety of the people.<br />He's also called on private firms to adjust their working hours.<br />Thousands of Kindergartens, elementary and middle schools will be closed today.<br /> Seoul's headquarters for natural disaster safety measures is still advising people to use public transportation instead of driving.<br />Related agencies also conducted check-ups on trains and subways to make sure they are safe in the unpredictable weather.<br />Back to you, Ji-yoon . <br />
