S Korea halts flights, ferries as ‘strongest typhoon’ Hinnamnor approaches
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor has gradually moved northward to reach waters off South Korea’s southern island of Jeju on Monday, the state weather agency said, as the country braces for what could be the most powerful storm ever.
As of 5 a.m., the typhoon, the 11th this year, was located 550 km south-southwest of Jeju’s Seogwipo, moving north at a speed of 22 km per hour, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).
The speed is faster than an earlier estimate of 12 km per hour, and the typhoon is classified as “very strong”, packing a maximum sustained wind speed of 49 meters per second, reports Yonhap News Agency citing the KMA as saying.
