(4th LD) typhoon-forecast(4th LD) S. Korea braces for powerful Typhoon Khanun(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 6, 16) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea came under the influence of the powerful Typhoon Khanun on Wednesday, as the typhoon is on a path to make landfall on the country's southern coast and pass vertically across the Korean Peninsula, the weather agency said. Khanun was advancing northward over waters 240 kilometers southeast of Jeju Island's Seogwipo at 8 p.m., with a central pressure of 956 hectopascals and maximum wind speeds of up to 37 meters per second, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.

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