Workers sweep muddy water out of a warehouse at POSCO's steel mill in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday. / Courtesy of POSCO Group

By Kim Hyun-bin

POSCO has suspended operations at its main steel mill in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, for the first time in its 49-year history, due to flooding as a result of the heavy downpour that accompanied Typhoon Hinnamnor, according to company officials Wednesday.

The steelmaker formed the Typhoon Disaster Recovery TF with executives related to facilities, production, sales, technology and safety, led by Vice Chairman Kim Hak-dong, to discuss ways to normalize operations quickly.

According to the company, record heavy rainfall caused a river near the steel mill to overflow, flooding a significant portion of ??the plant.