SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) – Typhoon Chanthu, the 14th tropical storm of the season, is forecast to hit South Korea next week as heavy downpours are expected on Jeju Island and the surrounding regions. southern coasts, said, this Sunday, the Meteorological Administration of South Korea (KMA, according to its acronym in English).
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The typhoon was 170 kilometers southeast of Taipei, as of this Sunday at 9:00 am, heading northwest at a speed of 21 kilometers per hour, according to the KMA. The maximum wind speed was recorded at 50 meters per second.
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The KMA said the storm is expected to hit waters near South Korea’s southern holiday island of Jeju and the country’s southern coastal regions around Wednesday or Thursday, after spending a few days near Shanghai, China.
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The meteorological agency warned of heavy rainfall in southern areas where the dry cold air, which is over the country, will intersect with the high-temperature water vapor brought by the typhoon.
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Jeju Island may be affected by the influence of the typhoon, around Wednesday, while up to 300 millimeters of rain is forecast, according to the KMA.
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The agency noted that the exact route of the Chanthu could change depending on how it traverses China in the coming days, and details of the typhoon’s path and weather forecast will be released on Tuesday.
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