Typhoon Rusa
After weakening a little bit, Rusa made landfall on Goheung, South Korea with winds of 140 km/h (85 mph 10 minute sustained). Rusa weakened while moving through the country, dropping heavy rainfall that peaked at  in Gangneung. A 24-hour total of  in the city broke the record for the highest daily precipitation in the country; however, the heaviest rainfall was local. Over 17,000 houses were damaged, and large areas of crop fields were flooded. In South Korea, Rusa killed at least 233 people, making it the deadliest typhoon there in over 43 years, and caused $4.2 billion in damage. The typhoon also dropped heavy rainfall in neighbouring North Korea, leaving 26,000 people homeless and killing three. Rusa also destroyed large areas of crops in the country already affected by ongoing famine conditions. The typhoon later became extratropical over eastern Russia on September 1, dissipating three days later.