SEOUL, Aug 10 ― Torrential rains that have slammed South Korea's capital, Seoul, diminished today after killing at least nine people and damaging about 2,800 homes and other buildings.
At least five people had been killed in Seoul as of early today, as well as three in the neighbouring Gyeonggi Province and one in Gangwon Province, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.Flooding in some buildings around the glitzy Gangnam district continued yesterday, while subway stations and several roads there had been blocked.
The accumulated rainfall in Seoul since midnight Monday stood at 525mm as of 7am today, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration , with more forecast. In neighbouring Yangpyeong County, total rainfall hit 532.5 mm.