태풍 '바비' 서해 가로질러 북상... 광주 전남 태풍피해<br /><br />After sweeping over South Korea, Typhoon Bavi is now crossing North Korea.<br />Despite being weaker than originally anticipated, the storm still caused damage and flooding in the South.<br />Kim Dami has the details.<br />Shifting its energy north of the border, Typhoon Bavi is currently en route to North Korea's capital Pyeongyang.<br />With the typhoon exiting Seoul via the West Sea, the typhoon warning that had been issued for Seoul was lifted as of 9AM, Korea time.<br />However, weather authorities are warning the public to stay alert as gusts are still reaching up to 39 meters a second.<br />That's strong enough to make it difficult for a healthy adult to walk normally.<br />Typhoon Bavi left scars on South Korea's landscape as it moved north, and Gwangju and the Jellonam-do Province were not left unscathed.<br />A signboard at a gas station in the region was blown off Wednesday night.<br />Around a hundred other cases of damage were reported overnight as well.<br />In Gwangju, thousands of homes suffered power cuts.<br />Due to strong winds and rough seas, flights and ferries in the area have been canceled.<br />Typhoon Bolaven, which followed a similar path to Bavi, caused over five-hundred million U.S. dollars' worth of damage in 2012.<br />In Jeju, South Korea's southern island, the first place to be hit by the typhoon, the outer wall of an apartment building was ripped off and damaged a car that was parked nearby.<br />No casualties were reported.<br />Traffic lights and CCTV cameras also succumbed to winds of over 30 meters a second.<br />"So many damage reports have been filed because it's a typhoon."<br />One of Jeju's four main rivers almost reached its two-meter flood level, forcing nearby residents to leave their homes.<br />"The wind was really strong and the water level rose so rapidly that the evacuation process was challenging."<br />Although South Korea is out of Bavi's direct influence, weather forecasts show the season's ninth tropical storm Maysak may hit the nation this weekend.<br />Kim Dami, Arirang News.<br /><br />
