rain per hour pounded the Seoul metropolitan area

"Landep News"

The rain from this year’s monsoon season continues to wreak havoc in Korea:

The heaviest downpours in a century pounded Seoul and its surrounding areas on Tuesday and Wednesday, triggering multiple landslides, urban traffic chaos, power outages and flooded streets, roads and residential areas.
A landslide caused by torrential rain swept away a pension and four residential buildings near Chuncheon, about 85 kilometers east of Seoul, early Wednesday morning, killing 13 people and injuring 26 others, emergency rescue officials said.  [Yonhap News]

Here is the damage the heavy rains are causing in Seoul:

Some 70 mm of rain per hour pounded the Seoul metropolitan area on Tuesday afternoon, leaving four missing and traffic severely congested. Lightning caused an explosion that led to one death. Over 400 cases of flooding were reported in Seoul alone.
Pocheon in Gyeonggi Province had the heaviest precipitation of 198.5 mm, followed by Namyangju and Uijeongbu in the province with 191 mm and 190.5 mm. Next were Dongdaemun district with 180 mm and Nowon district with 173.5 mm, both in Seoul.  [Chosun Ilbo]

Check out the Chosun Ilbo link for more pictures of the flooding.

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