Flooding Swamps Apartment Building Near Seoul

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August 9, 2022 at 12:54 p.m.

Heavy rain and flash flooding swamped residential areas in Gimpo, South Korea – northwest of Seoul – on August 9.

At least nine people were killed and six people were missing as of Tuesday as rain and flooding inundated Seoul, Gimpo, and the surrounding areas, Yonhap reported.

Up to 141.5 mm (5.6 inches) of rain fell in one hour in parts of Seoul on Monday, according to reports, and more rain was expected on Wednesday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.

Videos filmed by Instagram user @oojihye_oo show flooding in the ground-level parking area of an apartment building in Gimpo, a city in the Gyeonggi Province bordering the Seoul metropolitan area. Credit: @oojihye_oo via Storyful

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