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Heavy rain in South Korea killed 8 people, one Chinese citizen

2022-08-10   

South Korea's Central Disaster security headquarters reported on the 9th that as of 11:00 on the same day, heavy rainfall in the capital circle, including Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi do, had killed eight people, including one Chinese citizen, nine others were injured and six others were missing. The overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Chinese Embassy in the ROK confirmed that one of the victims was a Chinese citizen. It is understood that in the early morning of the 9th, a landslide occurred in Huacheng, Gyeonggi Province, and the container dormitory of a local factory was buried, killing one Chinese citizen. According to the South Korean Meteorological Agency on the 9th, from 6:00 on the 8th to 8:00 on the 9th, the accumulated precipitation of xindafangdong in Tongque District of Seoul reached 422 mm, which exceeded the monthly average total precipitation of 348.2 mm in Seoul in August of previous years. Affected by heavy rainfall, many roads in the capital circle were flooded, public facilities were damaged, and some subway lines were shut down. South Korea's Ministry of administrative Security announced on the 9th that the rainstorm disaster warning was raised from "alert" to "serious". The South Korean Meteorological Agency predicted that from September 4 to 10, the capital circle, the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon Road, and the northwest inland of gyeongshang North Road will also receive 100 to 200 mm of rainfall. On the 9th, President Yoon sik Yue of the Republic of Korea presided over an emergency meeting on flood control work to understand the disaster situation in various places, and required relevant departments and local governments to spare no effort to avoid casualties and quickly carry out post flood recovery work. (news agency)

Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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