Nearly 600 cases of damage were reported at public and private facilities, with parts of an ongoing seawall construction in Ulsan affected. Pedestrian roads and fences on highways were damaged in Jeju.

The agency said that recovery work is under way across the country, with a total of 11,847 fire officials currently pumping water and taking safety measures at affected areas.

All flight routes are now back in operation, and power has been restored to roughly 27,000 households that experienced blackouts.

However, the government is still regulating some areas for safety. More than 40 ferry routes have been suspended and trekking courses at national parks have been partially closed.

The weather agency said Typhoon Tapah had weakened to an extratropical cyclone as it passed seas 270 kilometers northeast of the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo at 9 a.m.

The interior and safety ministry issued a "vigilance" weather alert Saturday as strong winds and torrential rain were expected to affect the southern part of the country.

Due to the strong winds, 248 flights operating at 11 airports and services on 100 ferry routes across the country were canceled.

Six of this year's 17 typhoons have affected the Korean Peninsula. South Korea was most frequently affected by tropical storms in 1959, when seven typhoons made landfall on or approached the peninsula. (Yonhap)