In pictures: Typhoon hits Japan and South Korea

July 9, 2014, 4:25 pm

High wave hits a lighthouse as typhoon Neoguri approaches the Korean Peninsula in Seogwipo on Jeju Island , South Korea,

High waves crash over Haeundae Beach in Busan, South Korea, as typhoon Neoguri approaches the Korean Peninsula, Wednesday, July 9, 2014

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