China News Agency, Beijing, August 9th (Xu Wenxin Jinxu) The South Korean metropolitan area suffered a heavy rainstorm on August 8, some roads were closed, houses were flooded, and the subway was temporarily suspended.

At present, the torrential rain has killed 8 people, including a Chinese citizen.

A reporter from China News Agency interviewed overseas Chinese and Chinese students in the capital circle of South Korea. They talked about their work and life in the rainstorm.

　　Wang Haijun, president of the Chinese Association of Overseas Chinese in South Korea, said that there are about 300,000 overseas Chinese living in the South Korean capital area, and almost all of them have been affected by the heavy rain.

　　Wang Haijun said: "This rainstorm came suddenly. Yesterday, the rainfall suddenly increased, and many people were not prepared. But everyone will report safety to each other in time. I have received many calls to ask about our situation at the headquarters of the Korean Overseas Chinese Association. "

　　It is reported that the headquarters of the Korean Overseas Chinese Association is located on the cruise ship Oriental Pearl on the Han River. This cruise ship is also a Chinese food prosperous base established by the Huazhu Center. It is a Chinese food hotel open to the outside world on weekdays.

"The cruise ship can no longer be connected to the land. The Chinese employees on board are currently safe, and there are sufficient food and drinking water reserves. I will keep in touch with them at all times." Wang Haijun said.

　　"The love and dedication group of the China Assistance Center has been paying attention to the situation of the local overseas Chinese and is ready to dispatch assistance at any time. At the same time, we have also called on the local overseas Chinese to move from underground or low-lying areas to high-lying areas. Now the rain has basically stopped, However, the weather forecast shows that there will be intermittent rainfall in the next week, and I hope this situation will not continue." Wang Haijun said.

　　"I have lived in South Korea for 20 years, and this is the first time I have seen such serious flooding on the roads." said Cao Mingquan, president of the Xinhua News Agency in South Korea. He lives in Guro District, Seoul, and his office is located in Yongdeungpo District, which greatly affects travel.

　　"Because of heavy precipitation, the water on some roads nearly covered half of the car body, and some vehicles were too late to move and were submerged in the water after turning off the engine. When I was driving yesterday, I felt like I was driving a speedboat, and I felt it was very unsafe." Cao Mingquan said.

　　He told reporters that many Chinese working in South Korea would live in houses like semi-basements. Many furniture were blistered and daily necessities were flooded. This is the biggest difficulty they are currently facing.

"My Chinese-language media will actively follow up on disaster-affected reports and help overseas Chinese in difficulty to tide over the difficulties together."

　　Zhang Yuxin, a Chinese student who has lived in Seoul, South Korea for nearly two years, said that the rainy season in South Korea is mostly concentrated between June and August, and the heavy rain encountered this time was really unexpected.

"I saw from the news that thousands of cars in the Jiangnan area were flooded, subway stations were flooded, and a large number of areas were submerged by stagnant water. The phenomenon of land subsidence occurred one after another. Many office workers can only choose to work from home."

　　On August 8, Zhang Yuxin received a public safety reminder of a rainstorm warning on her mobile phone.

She told reporters that the Dongdaemun area where she lives is relatively high and has not been greatly affected, but she heard that some friends have leaked water in their homes.

"The daily necessities I bought yesterday arrived on time today, but the convenience store near my home ran out of stock due to transportation difficulties."

　　At present, the Chinese embassy in South Korea has issued a reminder, asking Chinese citizens to pay close attention to weather changes and reduce or avoid travel in bad weather conditions as much as possible; if you really need to travel, you should avoid the banks of rivers, low-lying areas prone to flooding, and hidden dangers of geological disasters, etc. High-risk areas; in case of emergency, seek help in time.

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