Typhoon Hinnamnor batters South Korea; thousands of buildings, roads, bridges damaged

A man walks on a road along the coast damaged by Typhoon Hinnamnor in Ulsan, South Korea. The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least six people, dumped a meter (3 feet) of rain, destroyed roads and felled power lines on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Farmland is flooded in the aftermath of Typhoon Hinnamnor at a village in Pohang. Typhoon Hinnamnor made impact just weeks after heavy rain around the capital, Seoul, caused flooding that killed at least 14 people. (AP)

A man stands at a shopping district damaged by Typhoon Hinnamnor in Busan. After grazing the resort island of Jeju and hitting the mainland near the port city of Busan, Hinnamnor weakened as it blew into waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. (AP)

South Korean firefighters rescue a citizen near a river in Ulsan. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in the country's southern regions on Tuesday, unleashing fierce rains and winds that destroyed trees and roads, and left more than 20,000 homes without power. (AP)

The Han River, swollen with floodwater, flows under a bridge in Seoul. (AP)

A view shows a collapsed building after Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in Pohang. The rain and flooding eroded the foundations of bridges and motorways, while houses and factories lay wrecked. (Reuters)

A high wave caused by Typhoon Hinnamnor hits a port on Jeju island. The Safety Ministry said about 3,700 of 4,700 people who had been forced to evacuate returned home Tuesday afternoon. (Reuters)

Stones are seen on a parking lot in Jeju. Thousands of homes, buildings and factories were flooded or destroyed, and hundreds of roads, bridges and facilities were damaged. (AP)