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Photos: Typhoon Maysak lashes South Korea

Heavy winds and rain battered much of the Korean peninsula

Published: September 03, 2020 07:23 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor with inputs from AP

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Copy of 571425-01-02-1599103099246 — A powerful typhoon ripped through South Korea's southern and eastern coasts with tree-snapping winds and flooding rains Thursday, knocking out power to more than 270,000 homes and leaving at least one person dead. | People look at an electric pole downed by Typhoon Maysak in the southeastern port city of Ulsan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of South_Korea_Typhoon_95923.jpg-1e830-1599103094762 — With winds blowing up to 126 kilometers (78 miles) per hour, Typhoon Maysak was offshore east of the city of Sokcho on Thursday morning and heading toward North Korea, said South Korea's weather agency. It expected Maysak to weaken to a tropical storm within hours. | High waves crash a shore on Jeju Island, South Korea. Image Credit: AP

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20200903 maysak damage 2 — More than 2,400 South Koreans evacuated their homes due to the typhoon, which damaged or flooded dozens of homes and vehicles, ripped off signboards and toppled scores of trees, utility poles and lampposts. | An electric pole falls down to a wall by Typhoon Maysak in the southeastern port city of Ulsan. Image Credit: AFP

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20200903 maysak damage — A damaged car is seen under a wall broken by Typhoon Maysak in the southeastern port city of Ulsan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 571178-01-02-1599103108138 — A general view shows a buoy that was un-tethered during heavy swell brought by Typhoon Maysak overnight on Haeundae beach in Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 571179-01-02-1599103104699 — Windows and air conditioning units damaged by Typhoon Maysak at an apartment near Gwangalli beach in Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 569358-01-02-1599103118194 — A man helps a woman as another attempts to persuade a convenience store worker to allow them to shelter during heavy wind and rain as typhoon Maysak hits the Haeundae Beach area of Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 571175-01-02-1599103111817 — A woman cleans an apartment after strong winds from Typhoon Maysak left windows shattered near Gwangalli beach in Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 571172-01-02-1599103115326 — Store workers clean up damage to a shop caused by typhoon Maysak in Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 569356-01-02-1599103121772 — A traffic signal hangs from its support after falling during heavy wind and rain as typhoon Maysak hits the Haeundae Beach area of Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 567371-01-02-1599103091331 — Two men watch the waves during swells brought by the approaching typhoon Maysak on Haeundae beach in Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 569353-01-02-1599103129054 — A man walks on a street as typhoon Maysak hits the Haeundae Beach area of Busan. Image Credit: AFP

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