태풍 '타파' 북상, 서귀포-부산 근접...23일까지 강한 비바람<br /><br />Typhoon Tapah is picking up steam as it heads toward Korea's southeastern city of Busan. It has already caused some casualties and disrupted transportation and infrastructure.<br />Our Kim Jae-hee has the details. <br />The 17th typhoon of the season, Typhoon Tapah, is expected to pass through Busan later tonight.<br />As of Sunday afternoon,... the storm was located some 110 kilometers off of Jeju Island,... moving a northeasterly direction away from the island towards Yeosu in Jeollanam-do Province,... and Busan.. <br />Typhoon warnings are in place for Jeju Island and a few southeastern regions of the country,... including some eastern parts of Gangwon-do, parts of Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do provinces.<br />According to the latest forecast,... the typhoon is expected to pass over Busan later tonight at around 10 PM.<br />It will then reach waters off of Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo by around 6 AM Monday... before moving towards Japan.<br />After seeing the heaviest rain on Sunday, rainclouds will clear up from Monday afternoon.<br />Heavy rain of nearly 700 millimeters has already fallen in some parts of Jeju Island,... and even now, the downpours are continuing.<br />There have been some casualties.<br />A 72 year-old woman was found dead after a home collapsed in Busan late last night, due to strong winds, and several people have been reportedly injured as well.<br />More than one thousand homes were without power in Jeju Island from 11AM to 2 PM Sunday.<br />Related authorities are on high alert and prepared to take response measures.<br />"The interior and safety ministry raised its typhoon alert status to its second highest level,... after the storm strengthened into a medium-sized typhoon on Saturday."<br />Also, the city of Busan is operating a 24 hour Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, staffed by 40 personnel.<br />The city of Ulsan also issued its highest typhoon alert,... while the entrance to Hallasan Mountain has been closed off.<br />The Port of Busan has been closed since Saturday, and vessels have been moved to safe docking areas.<br />the Geoga bridge connecting Busan and Geojedo Island has been closed off to all traffic as of 11 AM Sunday.<br />Many flights have been canceled at Jeju International Airport and elsewhere across the nation,... including Gimhae, Gimpo, and Incheon International Airport.<br />Kim Jae-hee, arirang News, Busan. <br />
