page_title: Typhoon Ewiniar (2006)
section_title: South Korea
hierarchical_section_title: Typhoon Ewiniar (2006) / Impact / South Korea
caption_attribution_description: Radar data from U.S. Air Force WSR-88Ds in South Korea at Camp Humphreys Airbase (RKSG), from 2006-07-10 when Severe Tropical Storm Ewiniar made landfall, overlaid on NASA Blue Marble base map.
context_page_description: Typhoon Ewiniar, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ester, was the third named storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season and one that lasted for twelve days as a tropical cyclone, moving on a generally northward track. During its lifespan, it affected Palau, Yap, eastern China, the Ryūkyū Islands of Japan, South Korea as well as North Korea, briefly threatening to make landfall in North Korea before doing so in South Korea. Ewiniar is responsible for at least 181 deaths. However, an unofficial report stated that up to 10,000 people had been killed by flooding in North Korea, with 4,000 people missing.
context_section_description: In South Korea, much damage was reported. 150 km² (58 sq mi) of farmland was reported to have been flooded across the nation, while most domestic ferry and air travel was disrupted or cancelled. Landslides and flooding destroyed roads and levees, while in South Cholla province, a landslide damaged a temple. According to an official, floods also damaged over 600 homes and houses.
  Rainfall totals varied from province to province. The KMA said up to 234 mm (9.36 inches) of rain had fallen on the southern areas of South Korea, while Hamyang County in South Kyongsang province reported a total rainfall of 199 mm (7.83 inches) to 260 mm (10.2 inches).
  About 300 schools were ordered to be closed down in South Cholla, South Kyongsang and on Jeju. However, two injuries were reported at a school in Jeju which ignored the orders. Injuries were also reported elsewhere across South Korea, while 62 people were killed due to Ewiniar.
  Alongside the effects of flooding immediately following Typhoon Ewiniar, damage throughout the country amounted to ₩2.06 trillion (US$1.4 billion).
caption: Radar image of Tropical Storm Ewiniar over Korean Peninsula on July 10
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