Typhoon leaves 113 dead

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: September 3, 2002 | Copyright information

Typhoon leaves 113 dead, S. Korean officials say

Associated Press

Tuesday, September 3, 2002

Gangneung, South Korea -- A powerful typhoon that lashed South Korea during the weekend killed at least 113 people, and the toll will likely rise as officials check reports of others missing in floods and landslides, the government said today.

Rusa was the deadliest typhoon to hit South Korea since 1959, when Typhoon Sara left more than 840 people dead or missing.

The government anti-disaster center said 113 people were confirmed killed and 71 others were missing after Rusa swept through eastern and ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

TYPHOON POUNDS SOUTH KOREA.(NEWS)
; ...South Korea -- South Korea's government...were killed or missing in a powerful...southern parts of South Korea. Up to 14 others were feared missing in floods and...typhoon to hit South Korea since Sarah...people dead or missing. The storm...
At least 200 killed or missing after typhoon slams South Korea
; GANGNEUNG, South Korea - South Korea's government said...were killed or missing in a powerful...were reported. South Korea's anti-disaster...and 71 others missing after Typhoon...southern parts of South Korea.
South Korea's death toll from typhoon nears 50
; South Korea's death toll from typhoon nears 50 SEOUL, South Korea -- Soldiers and anti-disaster...most powerful typhoonto hit South Korea in decades left at least 47 people dead and 33 missing in flashfloods and landslides...than 840 people dead or missing. Media reported ...
TYPHOON RAVAGES SOUTH KOREA.(NEWS)
; ...Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- Soldiers and anti-disast...powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in decades left at least 47 people dead and 33 missing in flash floods and...eastern and southern South Korea. Wind gusts of up to...the city of Busan, South ...
Hero From South Korea
; ...Washington seems to have decided that South Korea is going to weather Asia's financial crisis just fine, because South Korea is a democracy. Never mind that...economics. This week Kim Dae Jung, South Korea's democratically elected president...challenges of transition resemble ...
Germany tips South Korea to make final; Streak: Finalists have yet to trail in World Cup tournament
; ...Korea to yet another upset of a European power. South Korea's best chance was Lee Chun-soo's curling 15-ya...right, fully extended. The crowd groaned when South Korea's last best chance, Park Ji- sung's shot in...just too experienced and well organized for South Korea, ...
The North talks, if the rest pay. (relations between North Korea and South Korea and its allies are strained due to demands by North Korea for peace and aid issues)(Brief Article)
; ...the hatchet with richer South Korea. It took 20 months of...December 9th in Geneva with South Korea, the United States and...the arms of its ally, South Korea. In the meantime, it is...draw its 37,000 troops in South Korea into a war with a possibly...American ...
South Korea hit by storm.(News)
; ...that nearly 200 people were killed or missing in a powerful typhoon that pounded...were confirmed killed and 71 others missing after Typhoon Rusa swept through eastern and southern parts of South Korea. Centre officials said they were checking...villagers that 14 more people were missing in ...
South Korea picks up pieces
; SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Soldiers were deployed Sunday to search for missing people, repair roads and...relief supplies after South Korea's most powerful typhoon...least 30 people were still missing after Typhoon Maemi mauled...arrive from isolated areas. South Korea set ...
U.S., South Korea Reach Free-Trade Agreement
; ...The United States and South Korea reached a free-trade...financial companies. South Korea will abolish its 40...trucks within 10 years. South Korea exported $6.6 billion...in 2006, according to South Korea's Commerce Ministry...billion annually, while South ...