Staying with Typhoon Soulik, as mentioned earlier, …the system is now heading out into the East Sea.<br />Although it wasn't as powerful as forecast,... the typhoon did leave a fair amount of damage in its wake,... especially in the southwest of the country.<br />Park Se-young has more. <br /> The typhoon weakened overnight, …reducing further damage in Seoul and its surrounding area,… but the storm still left a trail of property damage and power blackouts as it moved across the country.<br />Soulik forced eleven households to evacuate and displaced 25 people in Jeollanam-do Province, Gyeonggi-do Province and Gangwon-do Province.<br />Jeollanam-do Province was hit fairly hard, …with the typhoon causing damage to buildings and roads, …and even uprooting a number of trees and lampposts.<br />Heavy rain and strong wind caused power outages to about 22-thousand households in various regions across the southwestern of the country and Jeju Island.<br />One teenager in Jeollanam-do Province is said to have been injured on Friday when a wall collapsed due to the strong winds.<br />One person was killed and another injured on Thursday.<br /><br /> Authorities ordered kindergartens, elementary and middle schools to stay closed on Friday,… with the same measure recommended for high schools.<br />Companies were also urged to allow employees with children to take the day off.<br /> Airports across the country are now running as normal after more than 30 flights were cancelled as of Friday morning.<br />Park Se-young, Arirang News. <br />
