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In this photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, high waves surge onto the levee in Lianyungang, a coastal city in east China's Jiangsu province on Sunday./AP/Xinhua
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Krosa, the year's 15th typhoon, is expected to drench Jeju Island and parts of the southern peninsula until Tuesday, and a heavy rain alert has been issued for those areas. The storm should dissipate over seas far to the south of Jeju on Wednesday.
The Korea Meteorological Administration said on Sunday that Typhoon Krosa, which has struck Taiwan, will hit Mainland China and then head back out to sea again, but a cold continental high pressure system from the north should keep it away from Korea. Krosa is expected to weaken by Wednesday afternoon and disappear around waters some 410 km northeast of Shanghai.
But before it disappears, Krosa will bring strong winds and heavy rains to Jeju Island and southern Korea, the KMA warned. Heuksando in South Jeolla Province on the southwest coast reported record rainfall of 131 mm on Sunday. Jeju should expect 150 mm and South Kyungsang Province 120 mm on Monday.
"After Wednesday when the typhoon's effects will no longer reach Korea, a cold continental high pressure system will expand across the country, bringing cold weather in the mornings and evenings," the KMA said.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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