Saturday, September 15, 2012

Typhoon Sanba approaches South Korea with 48 meter per second winds - @YonhapNews

Powerful typhoon approaches S. Korea

SEOUL/JEJU, South Korea, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of ships took shelter in ports, ferry services were suspended and access to valleys and other risky areas was restricted on the southern island of Jeju as precautions Sunday as a powerful typhoon was approaching South Korea.

Packing strong winds of 48 meters per second, Typhoon Sanba was moving northward at a speed of 26 kilometers per hour from about 80 kilometers off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa as of Sunday morning, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration.