The capital Seoul and surrounding areas, which is home to roughly half of the country’s population, this month has been seeing its weather rapidly turn from heavy downpour to sultry conditions and back. Thinking was mixed as to whether the source of the increasingly unpredictable rainy season was due to monsoon effects, El Nino effects, or other reasons. This year’s monsoon is unlike any seen before, local experts note, pointing to the hit-or-miss weather system that poured intense amounts of precipitation as it shifted from place to place, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. ![]() In this photo provided by South Korea National Fire Agency, rescue workers search for people at the site of a landslide caused by heavy rain in Yecheon, July 16, 2023. “We must completely overhaul the thinking that our hands are tied.” “Storm readiness must be planned with the thinking that the types of global warming scenarios is the norm and not the exception,” Yoon urged. At least 14 bodies were recovered even as emergency crews were still draining the tunnel early Monday. A flash flood resulted when a levee failed due to a heavy deluge, officials said. The underground tunnel was not closed to vehicle traffic even as flood warnings were in place, according to local media reporting. ![]() Yoon also criticized lax local governments, as inaction is increasingly being blamed for more than a dozen deaths inside a flooded tunnel in Cheongju city, North Chungcheong Province. South Korea has been inundated with weeks of on-and-off torrential rain that so far has killed at least 41 people, halted trains on concerns of weakened foundations, and left thousands picking up the pieces from storm damage, even as more rain is forecast.īack from a Europe tour and chairing an emergency meeting Monday, President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed officials to designate special disaster zones and spare no effort in supporting regional relief and rebuilding efforts.
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