Forest authorities did not anticipate that the wildfire in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, would spread rapidly, driven by winds of 27 m/s, classified as 'medium' strength for typhoons, and ...

The situation is believed to be worse this year. North Korea was plagued by flooding and other damage due to typhoons and torrential rain in summer after near-drought conditions in spring.

On August 26th, Typhoon Bavi made landfall in North Korea with a central pressure of 965hPa. It was the third typhoon to hit the nation in recorded history.

SEOUL--The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least six people, dumped a meter of rain, destroyed roads and felled power lines on Tuesday. The death toll could have been ...