Natural disastersNorth Korea dispatches troops to rebuild after Typhoon Haishen
Production at Hyundai plant in South halted as storm hits Korean Peninsula
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides a Workers' Party of Korea meeting to organize the recovery from natural disasters in areas of South and North Hamgyong provinces in this photo released Monday by the North Korean Central News Agency. © EPA/KCNA/Jiji
KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer
September 8, 2020 16:04 JST
SEOUL -- After blasting through the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa and Kyushu, Typhoon Haishen lashed the Korean Peninsula with strong winds and rain on Monday, destroying homes in the North and stopping production at the South's largest automaker.