South Koreans stranded in the Pacific island of Saipan due to a typhoon there last week are returning home today and tomorrow.<br />The government expects most of them to be off the island by Monday.<br />Oh Jung-hee has more. <br /> South Korean tourists who were stranded in the Pacific Island of Saipan after it was hit by a typhoon last week... are returning home on Sunday and Monday.<br />Arriving at the nation's main gateway, Incheon International Airport,... they described their ordeal and expressed relief at being home.<br /><br /> "The windows at our hotel shook really hard and the first floor was flooded. The elevators didn't work either, so we had to walk up the stairs."<br /><br /> "I'm not really sure how strong it was, but my body shook left and right even though I didn't move at all."<br /><br /> On Saturday, the South Korean government dispatched a military plane to Saipan.<br />It's gone back and forth between Saipan and Guam,... moving more than 70 people to Guam from Saipan.<br />Then, South Korean chartered planes bring them from Guam to Incheon.<br /> The rescue process has been gaining speed since Saipan reopened its airport on Sunday, so now chartered flights are being sent directly to the island.<br />The authorities expect roughly 600 people to return to South Korean on Sunday... and another 1-thousand on Monday.<br /><br /> "This is an emergency situation caused by a natural disaster. We're giving priority to the elderly, pregnant women, and those with illnesses. We'll do our best to provide the necessary supplies."<br /><br /> Seoul's transport ministry says there will be four South Korean planes flying form Saipan to Incheon on Monday that will hopefully have brought back most of the South Korean tourists.<br /> But the situation could change depending on weather conditions in Saipan and circumstances at the airport.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
