Typhoon Khanun powers toward Seoul as Toyota halts Japan plant

A high wave caused by typhoon Khanun hits a seawall in Seogwipo on Jeju island, South Korea, on Aug 9, 2023. - Reuters

SEOUL (Bloomberg): Authorities in South Korea warned Typhoon Khanun is on track to deliver an "extremely powerful” impact amid forecasts it will barrel up the country and toward Seoul, the capital that’s home to about half the country’s population.

The nation hasn’t previously experienced a tropical cyclone that’s pierced right through the nation’s inland and crossed into North Korea, according to records that date back to 1951, the Korea Meteorological Administration said Wednesday (Aug 9).