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From BBC

A powerful typhoon is heading towards South Korea after lashing the Japanese island of Okinawa, causing power cuts and paralysing transport.

Typhoon Bolaven was 300km (186 miles) north of Naha, Okinawa at 11:00 am local time (02:00 GMT), Japanese media reported.

In Seoul, President Lee Myung-bak has called for thorough preparations, Yonhap news agency said.It could be the strongest storm to hit the area in a decade, the agency said. However, it is expected to weaken to a Category 1 storm by Tuesday when it hits the Korean peninsula.

From Westernpacificweather.com



From Yonhap

The most powerful typhoon in a decade is set to hit the Korean Peninsula early this week, weather forecasters said Sunday, prompting authorities to brace for a worst-case scenario.



Typhoon Bolaven, which is named after a highland region in Laos, was moving northward at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour from southeastern waters off Japan's Okinawa as of 3 p.m.



The typhoon is expected to approach waters some 500 kilometers off South Korea's southern island of Jeju early on Monday, and then transit near the country's west coast before making landfall near Sinuiju, North Korea, on Wednesday.



"Moving along the west coast, the typhoon could weaken a little, but it's moving closer to the peninsula than previously thought and could deal a serious blow," he added.

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