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About 15 inches of rain had hit southwestern Seoul on Monday, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration, and six people were missing.

It also sent out heat advisories across eastern South Korean provinces. 와 서울이랑 경기에 홍수가 너무 미쳤어요 pic.twitter.com/gSHCrbqmY4 August 8, 2022 비가 너무 많이와서 지하철 출구가.... 막혔음...... 이게 말이 돼...? 거의 홍수야— 멜유 ｡o♡o｡+🎀 (@i_melody_you) pic.twitter.com/wbw3T0jWGT August 8, 2022 pic.twitter.com/EafcXpvvBB August 8, 2022 낭만넘치는 강남역 차주님— 케이 (@eennaax) #폭우 #낭만 #워터파크 pic.twitter.com/3YbpnPAmGW August 8, 2022 The record rainfall — which had not ended as of Tuesday morning local time — was the worst in some parts of Seoul since 1904, the year local officials began documenting precipitation.About 381.5 millimeters (15 inches) of rain hit southwestern Seoul on Monday, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration. The next-highest rainfall day was Aug. 2, 1920, when about 354.7 millimeters (14 inches) fell in the capital.About 381.5 millimeters (15 inches) of rain hit southwestern Seoul on Monday, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration. The next-highest rainfall day was Aug. 2, 1920, when about 354.7 millimeters (14 inches) fell in the capital.

Heaviest rainfall in 80 years submerges homes and metro system, triggers landslides and knocks out power in capital.

By the time rescue workers arrived, the family was dead. One of the victims had down's syndrome. They had already reported their house was flooding the day before. In the city of Gwangju in the Geyonggi province, one person was found under the wreckage of a collapsed bus station while another died after being buried in a landslide. They were later found dead. The Yonhap news agency said the three included a teenager and that the family had reported that they were trapped in their basement home on Monday evening.

Several areas in Seoul were left flooded on Monday (Aug 8) as heavy rain battered South Korea's capital, submerging vehicles and prompting evacuations.

A public safety message sent to residents in Seoul at about 11.10pm local time (10.10pm Singapore time) warned of potential landslides. Seoul received 90.5mm of rain as of 8pm local time. Twitter user @evh5150 also said that there was a power outage in the Gangnam area.

Heavy downpours battered Seoul on Monday, flooding homes and roads and causing traffic chaos in parts of the city, including Gangnam.

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At least five people died in Seoul and two others in the neighbouring Gyeonggi Province by early Tuesday, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said. The KMA expects heavy rainfall for the central part of the country to continue through at least Wednesday. The southern part of Seoul received more than 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain per hour on late Monday, with some parts of the city has received 141.5mm of rain, the worst rainfall in decades, according to Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Reuters reported.

At least eight people died in Seoul after torrential rain caused power outages, and left roads and subways submerged.

Torrential rain began on Monday morning and intensified through the evening hours. But concerns remain as torrential rain was forecast for the second day in a row. At least eight people were killed and seven others reported missing after some of the heaviest rainfall in decades drenched the greater Seoul region.

At least eight people have died after a record amount of rain fell over South Korea on Monday and Tuesday, including in the capital, Seoul, inundating city ...

At least nine people have been killed after nearly 16 inches of rain led to historic flooding in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, and forecasters warn an ...

The Korea Herald reports that the Korea Meteorological Administration is warning people to prepare for additional damage and destruction from the additional rainfall and likely flooding in the Seoul area, and urges people to pay attention to local reports and follow guidance from local officials. The Korea Herald reports that hundreds of people have lost their homes in the flooding, and hundreds more have been forced to evacuate and seek higher ground after rivers and streams overflowed their banks, pouring water onto local streets and highways in the city. The Korea Herald reports that hundreds of people have lost their homes in the flooding, and hundreds more have been forced to evacuate and seek higher ground after rivers and streams overflowed their banks.

The accumulated rainfall in Seoul since midnight Monday stood at 525mm as of 7am. Today, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), with more ...

Heavy rain is expected to continue until Friday in Seoul and throughout the capital region, the Korea Meteorological Administration said Tuesday. The rainfall ...

The president, not the prime minister, should personally visit a crisis management center in an underground bunker, be briefed and check on the overall situation, but he is invisible.” “If there’s an emergency in the future, how can you approach the bunker and act as a control tower?” Using a helicopter was considered, but was decided against in consideration of safety and noise. Major roads were blocked by heavy rains in the Seoul metropolitan area beginning Tuesday morning, causing severe traffic congestion in various places. Trains were halted across the city as rainwater flooded subway stations and tracks. The rainfall on Monday was the highest in 115 years since weather observations began in Seoul in 1907. Severe flooding occurred in many parts of the capital, leading to significant infrastructure and property damage. The peak one-hour rainfall recorded in Dongjak-gu, southern Seoul, on Monday night was 141.5 millimeters, dwarfing the districts previous record of 118.6 millimeters in 1942. In Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, one person was found dead under a collapsed bus stop, and another person was killed in a roadside landslide. In Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, another died at 4:27 a.m. due to a landslide. Subway Line No. 9 resumed the operation at 2 p.m. SEOUL – Record-setting heavy rain hit Seoul and surrounding areas Monday night and Tuesday morning, wreaking havoc across the region.

SEOUL (Reuters): Torrential rains that have slammed South Korea's capital, Seoul, diminished on Wednesday (Aug 10) after killing at least nine people and ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will preside over a meeting on Wednesday to discuss damage and countermeasures against flooding. Most highways and subway lines had been cleared by Wednesday. In neighbouring Yangpyeong County, total rainfall hit 532.5mm.

More rain is on tap for areas of South Korea as Seoul tried to drain flooded train stations and repair cut power lines after one of the worst storms in more ...

At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.

The authorities there had put in place ahead of these summer floods, special drainage to deal with the excess amount of water and they were very confident of being able to deal with these floods, able to handle up to 80mm of water per hour. The agency predicted that rainfall would gradually subside in many parts of the greater Seoul area and Gangwon province. Now that is an awful lot of water, clearly that is still not enough,” he said. “The clean-up operation is continuing across Seoul, and also in the surrounding province,” Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride said from the capital. Most highways and metro lines had been cleared by Wednesday. “After these unprecedented rains, streets, roads turned into rivers, vehicles were swept away and sadly, lives were lost.

Seoul's heaviest rain in 80 years has flooded the streets of the South Korea capital region. More rain is predicted through the week.

It said around 4 to 14 inches of additional rain was expected across the capital region through Thursday. The rain began Monday morning and strengthened through the evening. Another woman drowned in her home and a public worker died while clearing fallen trees, likely from electrocution. Deserted cars and buses were scattered across streets as the water receded on Tuesday. Workers cleared uprooted trees, mud and debris with excavators and blocked off broken roads. More than 18 inches of rain was measured in Seoul's hardest-hit Dongjak district from Monday to Tuesday evening. Nearly 800 buildings in Seoul and nearby cities were damaged and around 1,380 people were forced to evacuate from their homes as of Tuesday evening, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said.

Torrential rains that have slammed South Korea's capital, Seoul, diminished Wednesday after killing at least nine people and damaging about 2800 homes and ...

Most highways and subway lines had been cleared by Wednesday. Data showed at least 2,800 public and private facilities had been damaged across South Korea, and more than 1,100 households had been displaced. At least five people had been killed in Seoul as of early Wednesday, as well as three in the neighboring Gyeonggi Province and one in Gangwon Province, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.