Typhoon Haishen moves onshore in S Korea after battering Japan

The third typhoon in as many weeks brought rain and wind to South Korea on Monday after it damaged buildings, caused blackouts in nearly half a million homes and injured 20 people on southern Japanese islands.

Traffic was still paralyzed in southern Japan after the typhoon passed. Bullet trains were suspended and most domestic flights in and out of southwestern Japanese airports were cancelled Monday. | A passenger walks next to an electronic display with no upcoming trains as the Kyushu Shinkansen is suspended due to Typhoon Haishen.

Haishen moved onshore in the southern South Korean city of Ulsan by midmorning. The Korea Meteorological Administration warned of "very heavy rain and very strong winds" from the typhoon packing maximum winds of 126 kilometers (78) miles per hour.

The weather agency said the typhoon was weakening and will likely be downgraded to a tropical storm within 24 hours. Commuters walk against strong wind caused by Typhoon Haishen in Busan, South Korea.

A landslide-hit apartment in Geoje, as Typhoon Haishen approaches.

Haishen, which means "sea god" in Chinese, slammed Okinawa and other Japanese islands over the weekend with heavy rain, rough waves and high tides. | Waves crash on the coast as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture.

A clean-up crew works to remove roofs which were blown off into a street by strong winds brought by Typhoon Haishen in Fukuoka as the storm passes the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.

A clean-up crew works to remove roofs which were blown off into a street by strong winds brought by Typhoon Haishen in Fukuoka.

People undergo a temperature check before boarding a bus as an evacuation advice is issued due to the approach of typhoon Haishen in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture.

A woman walks in heavy rain as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Kagoshima.

A person leaves a barricaded convenience store as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Kagoshima.

Windows are taped in preparation for the expected powerful winds due to the approaching Typhoon Haishen at a Daimaru department store in Fukuoka.

Women walk in heavy rain as Typhoon Haishen hits Kagoshima.

Empty display shelves are seen at a convenience store in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture.

A tree which has fallen due to strong winds caused by Typhoon Haishen is seen in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.