Typhoon Haishen lashed the shores of South Korea on Monday after it battered southern Japan. The storm made landfall in Ulsan, just north of Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, AFP reported. Half a million people were left without electricity after Typhoon Haishen slammed through Japan. Four people were also reported missing in a landslide.

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Hundreds of flights were cancelled and several people were evacuated. The winds travelling at a speed of 200km/h also sparked landslides in and around Busan. Haishen was forecast to make landfall again in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province in North Korea, at around midnight, according to South Korea’s Meteorological Administration.

North Korea is still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Maysak last week. The North’s state media have yet to specify how many people Maysak left missing, injured or dead. Meanwhile, half a million people were without power after Typhoon Haishen

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In Japan, the storm forced cancellation of nearly 550 flights and disrupted train services. Many factories also suspended operations, including three plants operated by Toyota. The typhoon forced the Japanese coast guard to suspend its search for dozens of missing sailors from the Gulf Livestock 1 cargo ship that sank in an earlier storm.