The death toll from the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in almost a century climbed to at least 77 today as victims were pulled from beneath mud, landslides and flood waters.

Typhoon Maemi slams Pusan, South Korea ( 2003-09-15 13:44) (Agencies) South Korean Army soldiers clean up a damaged area after Typhoon Maemi lashed the southern port city of Pusan, south of Seoul ...

A powerful typhoon killed at least 25 people and left 11 more missing in South Korea, disaster officials said. Typhoon Maemi struck with winds up to 135 mph, flooding farms and cities with as much ...

Maemi is "by far the most powerful typhoon since we began compiling weather records in 1904," said Yoon Seok-hwan, an official at the Korea Meteorological Administration.

The typhoon damaged 774 roads, 27 bridges, and submerged 43,027 acres of farmland, the government said in a statement. A total of 465 vessels were destroyed or marooned.

Over the years several significant typhoons have impacted South Korea including Typhoon Maemi in 2003 which caused widespread devastation and is considered one of the most intense typhoons in the ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- A typhoon lashed coastal South Korea with a fury unseen in a century, lifting shipping containers in the air, toppling gigantic cranes and flipping an evacuated cruise ship.

Typhoon Sarah, which hit South Korea in 1959, and Typhoon Maemi, which hit in 2003, are thought to be two of the most powerful storms in the nation's history. Hinnamnor is forecasted to be ...

The typhoon, thought to be the strongest in the past 100 years, hit South Korea's southern and eastern provinces, and a preliminary damage estimate has been set at $1 billion. The Kospi slipped 0. ...

TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- Declines in export-related stocks led South Korea's benchmark stock index lower Monday as investors returned from a long holiday worried about the impact of damage from Typhoon ...