Her country South Korea is now being hit by strong rainfall While two people died and more than 1,000 needed to get away from their homes. In fact, the most important rainfall was recorded by 1904.
At 11:00 am (Local Time, 05:00 Greek Time), parts of the Region of South Tsongsong south of the capital Seoul in South Korea had recorded more than 400mm of rain yesterday, Wednesday.
Although heavy rainfall is generally high in July, three zones in the province of southern Tsongsong west of the country recorded record rains this week, according to official meteorological data.
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The whole situation forced the Ministry of Education to also close 403 schools and 166 that had been damaged by heavy rainfall.
Cities that were “hit” most
The periphery of SausageSouth of Seoul, he experienced heavy rainfall that reached 114.9mm per hour. This is something that happens once every 100 years and this is the highest number since 1904.
South Korean television networks broadcast images of severe floods to the Saosan, where water flooded shops and apartment buildings and flooded parked vehicles.
Alarms for possible landslides marked to the highest level for several areas, including Tsongsong.
County inhabitants Hongsongwhich is also located in the province of South Tsongsong, were called early this morning to “go away immediately for a safe place” because a neighboring torrent was flooded.
In the city GwangzhuAbout 267 kilometers south of Seoul, 87 roads and 38 buildings were flooded about two hours after issuing warnings for torrential rains, according to the Yonhap news agency.
According to scientists, climate change has made meteorological phenomena more frequently and more extremely extreme, and let’s not forget that South Korea had undergone proportional rainfall and floods in 2022, which had claimed the lives of at least 11 people, a record number for the country.
In fact, today (Thursday 17/7/2025) other heavy rainfall in Japan and South Korea are expected.
More heavy rain is in store for Japan and South Korea on Thursday. Particularly in South Korea, the same areas could be hit over and over again with new rainfall, as illustrated by this scenario from ECMWF:https://t.co/j3zxt8IBP6
— Meteologix.com (@meteologix) July 16, 2025
Particularly in South Korea, the same areas can be affected again and again with new rainfall.