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Korea’s 1st Marine Division mobilized two amphibious assault vehicles in the Cheongnim neighborhood of Nam District in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, in the early hours of Sept. 6 after a flood warning was issued due to Typhoon Hinnamnor and are seen here searching for residents stranded in the flood waters. (courtesy 1st Marine Division)

Typhoon Hinnamnor — South Korea’s 11th typhoon of the year and most powerful one yet — hit the country hard on Monday night, leaving ruin in its wake. All across the country, emergency responders braved the gales and rainfall to keep people safe.

Jeju, the first area to be hit by the typhoon, saw major damage across the island starting Monday night. Powerful winds blew rocks onto boats and roads and downed trees and telephone poles.

Firefighters work to remove a tree that was felled by Typhoon Hinnamnor in the early hours of Sept. 6 in the town of Sanyang in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. (courtesy Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Fire Headquarters)

In order to prevent further damage, firefighters at the scenes took safety measures such as fixing damaged facilities and cleaning up trees and telephone poles that had fallen.

After passing through Jeju, the typhoon made landfall on the southern coast of Korea on Tuesday morning. Here, too, the typhoon’s strong rain and winds wreaked havoc.

Police and firefighters were dispatched to Busan, Changwon, Tongyeong and Geoje to handle the situation after facilities and large signboards were heavily damaged by the storm. Power outages were also reported.

Korea’s 1st Marine Division mobilized two amphibious assault vehicles in the Cheongnim neighborhood of Nam District in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, in the early hours of Sept. 6 after a flood warning was issued due to Typhoon Hinnamnor and are seen here searching for residents stranded in the flood waters. (courtesy 1st Marine Division)

While it was raining heavily on Tuesday morning, the 1st Marine Division dispatched two Korean-style amphibious assault vehicles carrying firefighters to rescue stranded residents in the Cheongnim neighborhood of Nam District in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province.

At 6:10 am and 6:20 am on Tuesday, the Nakdong River Flood Control Office upgraded its flood advisory for the Hyeongsan River in Pohang (Hyeongsan Bridge) and Gyeongju (Gyeongdong Bridge) from “flood watch” to “flood warning”.

Firefighters take safety measures at a construction site in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, that was hit by gales from Typhoon Hinnamnor on the evening of Sept. 5. (courtesy Seogwipo Fire Station)

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Hinnamnor shifted 40 km to the east from Jeju’s eastern town of Seongsan at around 12 am on Tuesday and made landfall near Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province at around 4:50 am.

We’ve collected photos from some of the areas hit hardest by Hinnamnor.

Firefighters in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, take safety measures after a structure was knocked over by gales from Typhoon Hinnamnor on Sept. 6. (courtesy Jeju First Safety Headquarters)

Firefighters in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, take safety measures on Sept. 6 after the roof of a house in the town of Daejeong was blown off by Typhoon Hinnamnor. (courtesy Jeju First Safety Headquarters)

Firefighters in Busanjin District, Busan, take safety measures after a roof of a building collapsed due to Typhoon Hinnamnor, which hit the coastal city on the morning of Sept. 6. (courtesy Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters)

Busan firefighters take safety measures after a traffic light in the coastal city’s Seo District was damaged in Typhoon Hinnamnor on Sept. 6. (courtesy Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters)

Firefighters take down a sign at risk of blowing off of a commercial building in Gyeongju during Typhoon Hinnamnor on Sept. 5. (courtesy Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters)

Emergency responders rescue a Gyeongju driver stranded in their car in rapidly rising flood waters due to Typhoon Hinnamnor, which hit the southern city in the early hours of Sept. 6. (courtesy Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters)

An emergency responder removes debris that had spilled into a road leading into the Gise Tunnel in Dalseong Country, Daegu, in the early hours of Sept. 6. (courtesy Daegu Fire & Safety Department)

An emergency responder takes safety measures after the wall of a parking garage in Daegu’s Nam District collapses due to Typhoon Hinnamnor in the early hours of Sept. 6. (courtesy Daegu Fire & Safety Department)

Police in Ulsan carry out a search for a 20-something man who fell into a stream and was swept away in the city’s Ulju County when Typhoon Hinnamnor hit the area in the early hours of Sept. 6. (courtesy Ulsan Metropolitan Police)

By Lee Jeong-a, staff reporter

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