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Typhoon 16 Causes Damage in S. Korea
Pyongyang, September 19 (KCNA) -- Typhoon 16 hit south Korea, claiming damage, according to KBS and MBC of south Korea on Monday.

50mm per hour heavy rain pounded Jeju City, Jeju Island.

Houses were inundated and over 70 cases of damage happened on the island.

Meanwhile, landslides in Songju and Kyongju in North Kyongsang Province left 4 dead and several injured.

Hundreds of houses were inundated or broken down and the electricity service to 520 000 houses was cut off.

Classes were suspended in nearly half of all the primary, middle and high schools across south Korea and traffic put in trouble in more than 100 spots.

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