Typhoon leaves South Korea with less damage than expected

Bloomberg

Typhoon Hinnamnor left at least two people dead and created flooding and power outages as it passed through South Korea, though the destruction appeared to be less than had been forecast.
Hinnamnor hit near the southern city of Geoje at 4:50 a.m. local time on Tuesday and moved off the coast near Ulsan just a few hours later, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. Projections from the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center show the typhoon moving through Korea’s eastern sea, and potentially making landfall again in eastern Russia.
At least two people were reported killed while at least 10 are missing, according to Yonhap. But South Korea appeared to avoid the worst predictions from what was expected to be the most powerful storm ever to hit the country.
Businesses began to return to normal soon after the storm passed, with flights being restored to Busan and the resort island of Jeju. Companies including Hyundai Motor Co., Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. were ready to resume operations by the afternoon. Hinnamnor weakened Tuesday afternoon, with sustained winds of about 86 miles (138 kilometers) per hour with gusts around 104 mph, according to the US warning center. Still, the typhoon left its mark on South Korea and even parts of Japan.
More than 3,500 people were evacuated along South Korea’s southern coast, while almost 90,000 homes nationwide suffered power outages as of 3 p.m., Yonhap reported. However, Korea Electric Power Corp. has restored electricity to more than 78,000 homes, Yonhap said.
Kyushu Electric Power Co., the utility provider for Japan’s southwestern prefectures in Kyushu, said that over 30,000 buildings in the region are without power due to the typhoon.