Sudden!Seoul, South Korea has encountered the largest rainstorm in 80 years: the subway is in water, more than 1,000 cars have been flooded, and a Chinese citizen is unfortunately killed.

According to the news on August 9th, the Haike News Client reported that according to the Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean capital Seoul and the surrounding areas encountered the largest rainfall in 80 years on the evening of the 8th. It is reported that the rainfall in some parts of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi -do has reached more than 100 mm per hour on the evening of the 8th. The rainfall of Tongqui District, Seoul exceeded 141.5 mm per hour, setting the largest precipitation since 1942.

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According to overseas web Weibo, the Yonhap News Agency reported that the South Korean capital circle suffered a heavy rain on August 8. As of 6 am on the 9th, 7 people had died, 9 injuries, 6 people disappeared, and more than 1,000 cars were flooded. , Subway station water in water, and the ground settlement and power outage occurred one after another.

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According to the surging news, according to the Yonhap News Agency reported on August 9, Yin Xiyue plans to go to Sejong City to host a state -of -state meeting, but he changed his plan and held an emergency meeting on the heavy rain. On August 8th, Yin Xiyue asked the regional governments, forestry and fire departments that affected the region of the heavy rain to evacuate residents to avoid casualties. In addition, due to heavy rain affects public transportation, Yin Xiyue also asked the local administrative departments and public institutions to postpone the work hours on August 9.

Some officials warned that there may be more rainfall in the area in the next few days. In the inspection, Han Dexun said: "South Korea will play its national capabilities at the crisis." Han Dexun also called on relevant departments to work hard to cope with heavy rain and minimize losses. In addition, Han Dexun encouraged people participating in disaster relief and urged them to double their efforts to protect the lives and property of the people.

The Central Disaster Security Countermeasure Headquarters of South Korea reported on August 9th that the Ministry of Administration of South Korea raised the violent rain crisis from "alert" to "severe" level in the early morning of the same day.

According to CCTV News, on the 9th local time, the Chinese Embassy in South Korea confirmed that a Chinese citizen was unfortunately killed in the heavy rain disaster in the capital of South Korea.

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