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 | | Let`s look at some examples of typhoon damage during his reign from his chronicles.In the fifteenth year of King Yeongjo`s reign, seven provincial areas, including Haeju in Hwanghae province, were flooded, resulting in 300 deaths and the loss of 600 houses that were washed away. |
 | | In the seventeenth year, the whole country was affected by floods: in the Honam area, 800 houses were lost in July and 770 more were washed away in September; in the Gwandong area, some 1,000 houses were swept away in September. |
 | | After the floods, an epidemic broke out, killing around 3,700 people in the Gwanseo area. |
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