Typhoon Chaba leaves six dead

SEOUL:South Korea cleaned up on Thursday after Typhoon Chaba lashed its southern coast with powerful winds and heavy rains that triggered flash floods and left six

SEOUL:South Korea cleaned up on Thursday after Typhoon Chaba lashed its southern coast with powerful winds and heavy rains that triggered flash floods and left six people dead and four missing.

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The violent storm passed over the southern tip of the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, pummelling the port of Busan -- the country’s second-largest city -and the industrial city of Ulsan.

In Ulsan, a man drowned near his apartment and a woman was found dead at a flooded underground parking lot. More than 230,000 homes across the coastal area suffered power outages, but the Korea Electric Power Corp. said supplies had been restored. In Ulsan, home to Hyundai Motor’s main production facilities, two car plants had to be closed down when the typhoon hit, and one remained offline Thursday due to flood damage.

Photos released by the Hyundai labour union showed flooded assembly lines where its popular sedans are produced.