Typhoon Bavi Dissipates After Hitting China; Heavy Rain Expected in Korea

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Amidst the hot and humid weather, rain is expected across the country again tomorrow, July 14. As the rain clouds from Typhoon Bavi, which struck China, move toward the Korean Peninsula, heavy rainfall of up to 100 to 120mm is forecast, particularly in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon Province.

Jeong Gu-hui reports.

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This is Zhejiang Province in eastern China, where the 9th Typhoon Bavi made landfall.

Strong winds and rain uprooted trees, which fell onto the roads.

Parts of the city were submerged, and rescue workers used boats to evacuate residents trapped by the flooding.

Due to the impact of the typhoon, approximately 2.4 million people in China were evacuated, and more than 2,800 flights were canceled.

The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that Typhoon Bavi dissipated over the Chinese mainland at 3:00 PM today, July 13, weakening into a tropical depression.

The concern is that this tropical depression is heading toward the Korean Peninsula.

Typhoon Bavi formed in the distant Pacific Ocean on July 2 and at one point grew into a "super typhoon," reaching the highest category of 5.

As it passed north of Taiwan, it caused over 100 injuries in Taiwan alone.

It then made landfall in eastern China. Infrared satellite imagery shows that the typhoon's spiral structure, which once featured a clear eye, has completely collapsed, leaving only a mass of clouds as seen here.

A weather system is classified as a typhoon when the maximum wind speed near the center of the tropical vortex exceeds 17 meters per second. Since the wind speed has now dropped below 17 meters per second, it is referred to as a tropical depression.

Although weaker than a typhoon, it still carries a significant amount of moisture. This tropical depression is expected to pass through the Shandong Peninsula and move toward the Pyongyang area in North Korea tomorrow.

Consequently, up to 120mm of rain is forecast for the northern Gyeonggi Province, which is close to North Korea, from tomorrow through Wednesday, July 15. Up to 100mm is expected in northern Gangwon Province, and 30 to 100mm in Seoul.

The rain will begin in the Seoul metropolitan area tomorrow morning and spread across the country.

In particular, heavy downpours of 20 to 50mm per hour are expected tomorrow night, with gusts of up to 15 meters per second in some areas.

After the rain stops, the heat is expected to continue with perceived temperatures exceeding 30°C (86°F).

As the monsoon season has not yet ended, heat waves and heavy rains may continue to alternate.

Reported by Jeong Gu-hui | Video by Chae Cheol-ho | Graphics by Choi Jae-young
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