At least 8 dead in Seoul as torrential rain causes floods, power outages

At least five people had been killed in Seoul as of early Wednesday, as well as three in the neighbouring Gyeonggi Province and one in Gangwon Province, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. ...read more

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Record rainfall swamped South Korea's capital Seoul this week flooding homes, roads and subway stations. At least nine people were killed — some drowning in their homes, officials said on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

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Seven people remain missing in Seoul and nearby Gyeonggi Province. The nine people who died included four who drowned in their homes in Seoul.(Bloomberg)

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The storm that started Monday has dumped 525 millimetres (20.7 inches) of rain in parts of Seoul, the Meteorological Agency said, forecasting another 100 millimetres through Thursday.(Bloomberg)

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Transport authorities were able to restore rail services after the storm flooded train tracks and sent cascades of water into several subway stations.(Bloomberg)

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At least 570 people lost their homes and 2,670 buildings were flooded, the interior ministry said.(Bloomberg)

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More than 52 centimeters (20 inches) of rain was measured in Seoul’s hardest-hit Dongjak district from Monday to Wednesday at noon.(Bloomberg)

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“The heavy rainfall is expected to continue for days … we need to maintain our sense of alert and respond with all-out effort,” President Yoon Suk Yeol said at the government's emergency headquarters.(Bloomberg)

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a disaster response meeting Wednesday apologised on behalf of the government over the deaths and disruption caused by the heavy rains.(Bloomberg)

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He urged the central government to provide more financial help and personnel assistance to cities and regional governments to speed up recovery efforts.(AFP)

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The accumulated rainfall in Seoul since midnight Monday stood at 525mm as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), with more forecasts. In neighbouring Yangpyeong County, total rainfall hit 532.5 mm.(REUTERS)

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The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said workers through Wednesday afternoon had finished restoring more than 90% of some 2,800 buildings, homes, roads and other facilities in the capital area that had been prioritised in emergency recovery plans.(AFP)