By KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A powerful typhoon ripped through South Korea's southern and eastern coasts with tree-snapping winds and flooding rains Thursday, knocking out power to more than 270,000 homes and leaving at least one person dead. Typhoon Maysak had weakened to a tropical storm that was east of North Korea around midday, South Korea's weather agency said.