Seoul is the capital of South Korea. The floods brought on by excessive rain in Seoul have resulted in at least eight fatalities and 14 injuries.
Monday night’s torrential rains flooded metro stations and flooded roadways. It caused outages throughout the city and neighboring regions.
The heaviest rainfall in certain locations in 80 years. According to Korea’s meteorological office.
Rain was forecast to fall for many days
Images showed people crossing streets in knee-high water, parked cars flooded up to their windows, and floodwater flowing down metro stairwells. The rain was expected to last for many days, according to weather officials.
According to local sources, the three victims were residing in a banjiha, or semi-basement flat.
Rescue workers claimed they were unable to enter the flat because flood levels on the street. It had reached waist-high levels.
The main calamity takes place in one pink house with teeny-tiny, smashed windows
Seoul is covered in destruction this morning. However, one pink home had teeny-tiny broken windows poke out from barely above the sidewalk. It is the location of the true tragedy.
Three individuals perished Friday night in a basement flat after becoming trapped by water. Including one of the family’s 13-year-old children and two sisters in their 40s. As of this morning, floodwater and debris were still around it.
The house resembles the flat in the Academy Award-winning movie Parasite nearly exactly. The opening scene just when the main family urgently tries to divert the water out of their home amid a heavy downpour. It is reminiscent of the real-life events in this case. But the conclusion is far worse.
Yoon had made a visit to the flat, underlining the gravity of these disasters
Yoon is the president of South Korea. He had paid the flat a visit. Further, demonstrating the importance of these tragedies.
They serve as a reminder that hundreds of Koreans reside in these unfit for purpose underground flats away from the opulent Gangnam buildings. It is where most of the damage was done.
According to the Yonhap news agency, rain fell in parts of Seoul. It is the western port city of Incheon. Also, the neighboring Gyeonggi province on Monday night at a rate of nearly 10 cm per hour.
According to Korea’s Meteorological Administration, Seoul’s Dongjak district reported more than 141.5 mm of rain per hour. It is the greatest rate since 1942. (KMA).
People in Seoul are homeless and seeking refuge in public spaces
A person who was electrocuted, another who was discovered below a bus stop, and a third who perished in a landslide were among the other casualties. At least 14 people were hurt, and six more were said to be missing.
According to Yonhap, at least 163 individuals in Seoul are now homeless. They are finding shelter in public places like schools.
Public transit was impacted by the rain. Therefore, Seoul and Incheon had to suspend train operations due to flooded tracks.
On Tuesday morning, Yoon Suk-yeol, commanded government officials to evacuate citizens from dangerous locations. Also, he asked companies to provide workers with flexible commute times.
The KMA said it anticipated rain for the central region of the nation to continue at least through Wednesday and continued to issue heavy rain warnings for Seoul and the neighboring metropolitan areas.
