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Typhoon-14 to Hit Some Areas of DPRK
Pyongyang, August 29 (KCNA) -- Typhoon-14 is moving towards the southern part of the West Sea of Korea at a velocity of 18 kilometers per hour.

With 980 hPa in the center, it has a maximum wind speed of 30 meters per second.

It has a radius of 100 kilometers with wind of over 25 meters per second and a radius of 260 kilometers with wind of over 15 meters per second.

The typhoon is expected to reach the sea off South Jolla Province at around 21:00 Thursday and gradually become weak before moving northeastward across Kunsan Bay.

30-50 mm rainfalls, 70 mm partially, will be observed in some areas of North and South Hwanghae and Kangwon provinces from Thursday evening to Friday.

As of 09:00 Wednesday, typhoon-14 was located at 27.1 degrees North latitude and 123.8 degrees East longitude in the sea north of Taiwan Island.

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