Powerful gusts knocked over trees, power lines and streetlights, cutting off power to tens of thousands of homes and forcing airports to cancel or delay dozens of international flights, the National Emergency Management Agency said.
More than 60 international flights were delayed or canceled, mostly to and from China, officials at Incheon and Gimpo airports said. Service on two Seoul subway lines and five railway routes was suspended, officials said.
An 80-year-old man died after being hit by a roof tile and a 37-year-old businessman was killed on his way to work by a falling tree branch, the emergency management agency said. A 75-year-old man was electrocuted while examining a transformer, and four people were injured by broken glass, it said.
Elementary and middle schools in the capital, Seoul, were ordered to delay the start of the school day by two hours, while all public and private kindergartens were closed for the day, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said.
Typhoon Kompasu also has come to China, and lead to many inconvenience.
Schools are Closed
In China, the Shanghai municipal government canceled all kindergarten, primary and high school classes today because of Kompasu, according to a statement on the government’s website.
The typhoon and back-to-school season have cut Shanghai’s World Expo attendance, the Shanghai Morning Post reported today. The Expo had 200,007 visitors yesterday, the fewest since May 13, according to the newspaper.
Reference: http://www4.comcast.net/articles/news-world/20100902/AS.SKorea.Typhoon/
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