<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The typhoon, one of the most powerful to hit the country in decades, flooded streets and buildings as it passed through on Monday and Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>In the southeastern port city of Pohang -- one of the hardest-hit areas -- seven bodies and two survivors were pulled out of the submerged underground parking lot of an apartment complex, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said.</div><div><br></div><div>The nine were trapped after they went into the parking lot to move their cars during the heavy downpours, according to local media reports.</div><div><br></div><div>Search and rescue operations continued on Wednesday, and authorities said two people were still missing.</div><div><br></div><div>Hinnamnor forced more than 4,700 people to flee their homes for safety, and it destroyed around 12,000 homes and buildings.</div><div><br></div><div>Nearly 90,000 households lost power nationwide as the storm hit, but supply had been restored to most of them by Wednesday morning, authorities said.</div><div><br></div><div>Before the typhoon made landfall, South Korean authorities closed more than 600 schools nationwide as a precaution and local airlines cancelled some 250 domestic flights. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>