The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula region located over Eastern Asia. The region is divided into North Korea and South Korea.
Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones tend to develop between May and October. Typhoons impacting this region are not uncommon, with the bulk of these storms doing so in the third quarter (July to September). This article includes any tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the Korean Peninsula.
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The following list are the ten most deadly storms that impacted the Korean Peninsula. Total number of deaths recorded are only from the country itself.
Rank | Name | Year | Number of Deaths |
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1 | "1936 Korea typhoon" | 1936 | 1,104 |
2 | Sarah | 1959 | 669 |
3 | Rusa | 2002 | 236 |
4 | Ewiniar | 2006 | 203 |
5 | Thelma | 1987 | 123 |
6 | Maemi | 2003 | 117 |
7 | Olga | 1999 | 106 |
8 | Gladys | 1991 | 90 |
9 | Khanun | 2012 | 89 |
10 | Soulik | 2018 | 86 |