Typhoon Hinnamnor: two South Koreans rescued after 12 hours trapped in flooded car garage

At least 10 people have been killed and thousands displaced as waves and rains batter the southern coast

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  Firefighters and military officials rescue one of the missing residents from the underground parking lot of an apartment building in Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, which was submerged in heavy rain caused by Typhoon Hinnamno in Pohang, South Korea, 07 September 2022. According to fire authorities, two people were rescued alive and three bodies found out of seven people who were reportedly missing in the incident. EPA / KIM HEE-CHUL

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  Firefighters and military officials search the underground parking lot. EPA

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  Authorities closed more than 600 schools nationwide, and local airlines grounded about 250 domestic flights, but services gradually resumed on Tuesday as Hinnamnor headed towards Japan. EPA

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  As of Tuesday morning, 3,463 people had been rescued, mostly from the southern regions, according to the authorities. EPA

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  Firefighters and military officials take out a body rom the underground parking lot of an apartment building in Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, in Pohang, South Korea. EPA

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  Typhon Hinnamnor whipped up huge waves in Pohang, South Korea. Reuters

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  South Korean rescue workers rescue a man from a flooded riverside park in Ulsan as Typhoon Hinnamnor battered South Korea's southern provinces. AFP

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  Waves pound the coast after Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in Busan, South Korea. EPA

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  A man pushes his bicycle underneath an electric cable along a road in Busan. AFP

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  A man takes pictures of waves crashing into a promenade in Busan. AFP

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  The typhoon forced businesses to suspend operations and school to close. EPA

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  A damaged store in Busan. The typhoon was moving at a speed of 43 metres a second when it made landfall. EPA

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  A government worker cleans up in Busan after Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall. EPA

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  Waves triggered by Typhoon Hinnamnor batter the coast in Ulsan. AFP

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  A man walks along a road damaged by the typhoon, in Gyeongju, South Korea. AFP

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  Smoke rises from a steel plant in Pohang soon after the typhoon hit. Reuters

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  Floodwaters cover a parking lot in Ulsan, South Korea. AP

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  Thousands of people were forced to seek shelter after the typhoon unleashed fierce rains and winds that destroyed trees and roads, and left more than 20,000 homes without power. Reuters

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  A handout satellite image made available by Nasa shows the typhoon's cloud formation. EPA

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  The typhoon is one of the most powerful to bear down on the country in decades. AP

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  Waves batter the Jeju Island coast as Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches. AP

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  A wave crashes into a port on Jeju Island. Reuters

Two South Koreans have been rescued after 12 hours trapped in a submerged underground car park as the death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10, authorities said on Wednesday.

The powerful typhoon has battered the country's southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain, leaving thousands displaced.

In the port city of Pohang, at least six bodies were pulled out of the car park of an apartment complex, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said.

But rescue workers dragged two survivors out of the flooded underground garage on stretchers as residents cheered.

A man aged in his 30s was found alive clinging to pipes, while a woman in her 50s had climbed on top of construction panels. Both had been able to breathe because of a pocket of air in the flooded underground space, fire official Park Chi-min told a televised briefing from the hard-hit city.

The two were now in a stable condition, he said.

A woman in her 70s died in Pohang after being swept away by floodwaters on Tuesday, reports said.

More than 170 members of local fire stations, the military and the coast guard joined forces in the rescue efforts, wading through metres of muddy water to find survivors, he said.

The typhoon forced more than 4,700 people to flee their homes for safety, destroying around 12,000 homes and buildings.

Nearly 90,000 households lost power nationwide as the storm hit, but supply had been restored to most of them by Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Before the typhoon made landfall, South Korean authorities closed more than 600 schools nationwide as a precaution and local airlines cancelled some 250 domestic flights.

President Yoon Suk-yeol offered condolences to the bereaved families and promised support for all rescue operations and typhoon victims.

Mr Yoon called for designating Pohang as a special disaster zone eligible for tax breaks and government subsidies. He travelled to the area later on Wednesday.