เกาหลีใต้ฝนหนัก ชั่วโมงเดียวเกิน 131 ม.ม. “น้ำท่วม-ดินโคลนถล่ม” คร่าแล้ว 4 ศพ

South Korea’s national rail company on July 10 suspended some regular routes and slowed bullet trains because of heavy rain in the country’s central region that began on July 7, causing flooding and landslides.

เกาหลีใต้ฝนหนัก – Parts of South Korea were battered by record rainfall typically seen just once every 200 years, the country’s weather agency told AFP Wednesday, with the interior ministry reporting four dead. “Three regions saw rainfall at the highest level, the probability of which is seen about every 200 years. AFP

เกาหลีใต้ฝนหนัก – Three areas — Geumsan in South Chungcheong, Chupungnyeong in North Chungcheong and Gunsan in North Jeolla — experienced some of the heaviest hourly downpours on record, weather department data showed. “This is not calculated based on past records,” adding that full records began in 1904. /goodmorningcc/

In Gunsan, 131.7 mm of rain fell within one hour early Wednesday — more than 10 percent of the area’s average annual precipitation. Some rivers overflowed and roads were flooded by heavy rain, images on South Korean broadcasters showed, with people seen wading through waist-deep water in some areas. PHOTO: Screengrab/Reuters