강풍에 날려간 70대 할머니 숨지는 등 전국에서 9명 사상<br /><br />Leaving its mark on Daejeon, Incheon and Chungcheongnam-do Province,... the typhoon has caused severe damage. <br />The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters has confirmed two people have died and seven have been injured as of 4PM.<br />For more we have our Kim Da-mi on the line with us.<br />Da-mi, give us the latest on the damages. <br />Right, a man in his late 30s died at a hospital parking lot in Incheon after walls collapsed on him after heavy winds. <br />A 75-year-old woman also died in Boryeong city at 10:30AM after heavy winds blew her off the roof of her tractor shed.<br />A couple in the same city were also injured after a steel structure fell on their house. <br />There are reports of damage here in Seoul too. <br />A church spire fell on a car after spinning around in the air and plastic wall coverings were blown off of a building onto the road. <br />And in surrounding areas like the cities of Incheon and Daejeon, windows were shattered, trees were uprooted and store signs were blown down.<br />Over 50-thousand homes nationwide lost power on Friday night.<br />And the typhoon was powerful enough to cause a 3-thousand ton sea crane to collapse in Mokpo city. <br />On top of that, what kind of disruption has been reported in terms of transportation?<br />Right, Incheon bridge is now closed for the third time in history after being shut down due to the storms in 2010 and 2012. <br />And trains above ground in Seoul are operating at a slower pace of under 40 kilometers per hour. <br />Over 5-hundred domestic AND international flights at Korea's major international airports have been cancelled so far on Saturday. <br />According to Incheon International Airport, 120 flights were cancelled as of 4PM, with 140 flights delayed. <br />A total of 7 flights to Korea returned to the airport they departed from.<br />Passengers are advised to check with their airlines as there may be more changes due to the weather.<br />The Coast Guard also ordered 165 passenger boats to stay in port as of 6AM Saturday. <br />No fishing boats or cruise ships are allowed to head out to sea. <br />How is the government coping with this weather emergency? <br />The Ministry of Safety and Interior held an emergency meeting on Saturday morning to review typhoon damage and closely monitor the storm's movements. <br />Based on the path of the typhoon so far, the government has decided to keep the emergency level at 2, which was raised from 1 at 2PM Friday.<br />The highest emergency level is 3. <br />The agriculture ministry on Saturday also vowed to provide help for farmers affected by the typhoon ahead of Korea's Thanksgiving holiday Chuseok. <br />The head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters highlighted the importance of safety and asked all departments to closely monitor the storm and provide support. <br />
