100 pharmacies across the country submerged by Typhoon Rusa

Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful tropical storm to hit Korea in 43 years, ripped through the country over the weekend, leaving about 100 pharmacies submerged in torrential rains, and causing massive property damage, said the Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA)'s officials.

Worst hit was the eastern costal city of Gangneung, which was battered by the heaviest rain of 870 mm in the nation's ...