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(3rd LD) More than 160 S. Koreans arrive in Guam from Saipan

All News 19:53 October 27, 2018

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SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean military transport plane has airlifted 161 South Korean tourists to the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam from typhoon-hit Saipan, a South Korean official said Saturday.

A small number of them later left for South Korea on a commercial plane, the official at the South Korean Consular Agency in Hagatna, Guam, said by phone. Some of them also could leave for Seoul on early Sunday.

The C-130 Hercules plane also plans to bring South Koreans to Guam from Saipan on Sunday, the official said. But he said it remains unclear how many South Korean tourists in Saipan could be brought to Guam on Sunday.

The South Korean military plane provided bottled water, instant noodles and ready-to-eat meals to more than 1,000 South Koreans tourists stranded in Saipan.

Saipan's international airport has been closed since Saipan was devastated by Super Typhoon Yutu earlier this week.

A C-130 military transport jet gets ready for takeoff at Gimhae Air Base in Busan on Oct. 27, 2018, to transport South Korean citizens from typhoon-hit Saipan, in this photo provided by the South Korean Air Force. (Yonhap)

A C-130 military transport jet gets ready for takeoff at Gimhae Air Base in Busan on Oct. 27, 2018, to transport South Korean citizens from typhoon-hit Saipan, in this photo provided by the South Korean Air Force. (Yonhap)

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