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¡@¡@SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Typhoon Maemi caused an estimated
1.5 trillion won (1.28 billion US dollars) in damage in South Korea with 115
people dead or missing, according to South Korea Central Anti-Disaster
Headquarters (CADH).
¡@¡@The CADH said 87 people were confirmed dead and 28 were still missing as of
Monday.
¡@¡@Typhoon Maemi also damaged 774 roads, 27 bridges, 16,356 hectares of
greenhouses and submerged 17,420 hectares of farmland. It also left 8,938 people
homeless.
¡@¡@A total of 465 vessels were destroyed or stranded since the arrival of
Typhoon Maemi, which brought winds of up to 60 meters per second.
¡@¡@Five nuclear power plants in east coast have yet to recover completely due
to a breakdown of power lines, although electricity had been restored to most of
the 1.4 million households in the southeastern part of the nation, which
suffered blackouts for days.
¡@¡@Telecommunications authorities said they finished repair work of 2,494
relay stations of the total 3,063 stations affected by strong winds or flooding.
¡@¡@Most of the expressways and roads damaged by floods had been repaired.
¡@¡@Typhoon Maemi landed South Korean last Friday night and left the country
early last Saturday. Enditem ¡@
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