In pictures: Typhoon Hinnamnor wreaks devastation along South Korea coast

The strongest cyclonic storm this year — Typhoon Hinnamnor – has struck South Korea causing harm to cities on the southern coast.

Fearing landslides and floods, officials evacuated regarding 3, 500 people ahead of the storm, which made landfall in the island city of Geoje.

It then churned at a 54km/hr pace northwards, whipping upward surf and driving heavy rains plus floods.

No casualties have been documented but a 25-year-old man in Ulsan remains missing, authorities say.

President Yoon Suk-yeol held emergency response conferences on Monday since the country braced intended for Typhoon Hinnamnor, that was measured to be as intense as the destructive Maemi typhoon in 2003.

Locomotives were suspended, numerous flights were cancelled nationwide and companies and schools close early. North Korea also braced for that storm, with innovator Kim Jong Un holding a two-day disaster prevention meeting.

Officials said the particular typhoon left Southern Korea off the coast of Ulsan on Tuesday morning, however it left a the trail of destruction in its wake.

It’s expected to journey at a slightly weaker pace towards the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. But sea surface temperatures are several levels above average, which could help sustain the tornado, Nasa says.