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Typhoon Nabi causes damage in S.Korean coastal areas

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korean southern and eastern provinces suffered damage from Typhoon Nabi on Tuesday.

Most ferry services and 133 domestic flights between Seoul and provincial cities were canceled due to strong wind and heavy rain.

Typhoon Nabi, the 14th storm of the season, was expected to go ashore on the densely populated southern Japanese island of Kyushuin the afternoon, said (South) Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA).

A total of 29 international flights from South Korean cities to Japanese cities were also called off.

In Ulsan, an industrial and port city located 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, an unidentified man in his 70s went missing after being swept away into a river amid torrential rain early in the morning, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency. [Read more - China View]

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Powerful Typhoon Nabi Lashes Southern Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Typhoon Nabi lashed southern Japan on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate as the government dispatched troops to fortify defenses against the waves and flooding. At least 15 people were injured and three reported missing.

With winds of up to 89 mph, the storm churned near the coastal city of Kushikino on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

Over 21,000 residents in Kyushu and the southwestern island of Shikoku were advised to evacuate, according to Kyodo News agency, which also reported 15 injured and three missing. The report did not say how serious the injuries were. [Read more - USA Today]