Rains lash southern Japan as Khanun takes aim at South Korea

A high wave caused by typhoon Khanun hits a seawall in Seogwipo on Jeju island, South Korea, August 9, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERS

TOKYO (Reuters) - Rains pounded southern Japan on Thursday as Typhoon Khanun brushed by and took aim at South Korea, with the slow-moving storm on course to make landfall on South Korea's southern coast in the morning.

Warnings had been issued across South Korea, with over 330 flights cancelled and more than 10,000 people evacuated.