Heavy rains continued in Korea 14 people died 12 people unknown 4th August 19:10
South Korea has entered this month with heavy rainfall, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the central part of Japan, which has killed 14 people and left 12 missing.
Due to the influence of front lines, etc., Korea has entered heavy rain this month, mainly in the metropolitan area and the central part, and the total amount of rainfall from midnight on the 1st to 3:00 pm on the 4th is on the military demarcation line with North Korea. It is 576 mm in Cholon, and 263 mm in the capital Seoul. In the last few days, it was 70% of the rain for August 1st of normal year.
Due to this heavy rain, a man in his 50s who had fallen into a manhole and was missing his body was found dead on the 4th in the city of Asan in central Korea. Is missing.
Traffic has been affected, and railways have been suspended in various parts of the country. In the city of Seoul, the river flowing through the center, the Han River, is partially flooded, and roads are flooded.
In response to this situation, President Moon Jae-in (Huang Jin-Tae) abruptly stopped his vacation and held an emergency meeting on the afternoon of the 4th, and typhoon No. 4 landing in China caused more precipitation. I instructed them to make every effort to deal with it, as it might increase.
According to officials from the Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea, it seems that rain has continued to fall in North Korea as well, and North Korea has released a dam upstream of the Imjin River that flows into South Korea without notice.
So far, there has been no damage to the South Korean side, but in 2009 there was a death on the South Korean side due to the release of a dam by North Korea, and North Korea agreed to notify in advance. However, the person concerned said, "I am sorry that I cannot cooperate in the disaster."