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Korea (the Republic of): Typhoon: 2004/08/19
GLIDE: TC-2004-000078-KOR
| Period | 2004/08/19 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Korea (the Republic of) |
| Event Type | Typhoon |
| Outline | Five people are dead or missing and more than 2,400 people have been left homeless after Typhoon Megi lashed the southern shores of South Korea. |
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|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Xinhua Net 2004/08/19
The typhoon also forced more than 2,400 people to be evacuated in Gwangju and other southwestern towns due to flooding before it weakened to a tropical storm early Thursday, according to National Disaster Prevention and Countermeasures Center at (South) Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).