SEOUL: South Korea on Friday issued a storm warning as a powerful typhoon came closer to the country.

Typhoon “Lingling” was pushing north in seas about 470 kilometers southwest of the country’s southern resort island of Jeju at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour as of 2 p.m. local time, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.

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