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Photos: Eight dead after heavy rains cause major floods in Seoul

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

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People wade though a flooded road in the South Korean capital, Seoul. [Yonhap/EPA]
Published On 9 Aug 20229 Aug 2022
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At least eight people were killed and seven others reported missing after some of the heaviest rainfall in decades drenched the greater Seoul region. The floods turning the affluent streets of the South Korean capital’s Gangnam district into a river of submerged vehicles and overwhelmed public transport systems.

Torrential rain began on Monday morning and intensified through the evening hours. The downpours flooded streets and subway stations and damaged nearly 800 buildings in Seoul and nearby cities, while more than 790 people were forced to evacuate from their homes, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said.

Commuters were slowly returning to work on Tuesday morning after emergency crews worked overnight to clean up much of the damage. But concerns remain as torrential rain was forecast for the second day in a row.

While most of the Seoul metropolitan area’s subway services were back to normal operations, about 80 roads and dozens of riverside parking lots remained closed due to safety concerns.

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has called for public employers and private companies to adjust their commuting hours and called for officials to be aggressive in restoring damaged facilities and evacuating people in flood-affected areas to prevent further deaths.

The country’s weather agency maintained a heavy rain warning for the Seoul metropolitan area and nearby regions on Tuesday.

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Vehicles were abandoned in a flooded area in Seoul. [Yonhap via Reuters]
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People cautiously walk on a damaged road near a subway station. [Yonhap/EPA]
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Rescuers search for two people in Gwangju, near Seoul, after they went missing following torrential rain that pounded the capital city and parts of central South Korea. [Yonhap/EPA]
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A shack damaged by torrential rain in a shanty area in Seoul. [Yonhap via Reuters]
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A bridge over the Han river is submerged by floodwaters. [Yonhap via Reuters]
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Men stand among vehicles abandoned in a flooded area of Seoul. [Yonhap via Reuters]
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Partly submerged vehicles at a flooded parking lot. [Yonhap via Reuters]


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