According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Sanba made landfall on September 17 just before noon local time (3:00 UTC) in South Gyeongsang Province on the southern coast of South Korea. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were around 150 km/h (equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale). Sanba subjected both South and North Korea to winds and heavy rains in its north-northeast trek across the peninsula, causing flooding and landslides, transportation service disruptions, and power outages. Significant insured losses in South Korea are not expected from…
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