Tropical depression dumps heavy rain in southern South Korea and Seoul area

Fishing boats are anchored at a port as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Jeju Island, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Park Ji-ho/Yonhap via AP)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tropical storm Jongdari weakened as it moved closer to South Korea’s coast on Tuesday, pelting the country’s southern regions with heavy rain and wind.

As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jongdari was 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of the western island of Heuksan and headed north at 37 kph (23 mph). It was packing maximum sustained winds of 54 kph (33.5 mph) and was expected to make landfall Wednesday morning.

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