8 people have died, and 6 people disappeared!A Chinese citizen was killed

According to the Yonhap News Agency on the 8th, on the 8th, local time, the southern part of Seoul and Incheon and other places in South Korea suffered a heavy rainstorm. The precipitation in northern Gyeonggi -do was approached 200 mm on the day. At present, heavy rain warnings have been issued in the capital circle and the inland of Jiangyuan Road and the mountains.

On the 8th local time, vehicles in a residential area in Pozhou, Gyeonggi -do, South Korea were flooded. Photo from Korean media

On the 8th local time, a market in Fichuan City, Gyeonggi -do, South Korea was flooded due to heavy rain. Photo from Korean media

On the 8th local time, after the wind and rainstorm, the shielding board at a construction site in the Central District of Seoul fell, and the police said it did not cause casualties to be casualties.

According to many South Korean media reports, roads, houses and public facilities were flooded in the South Korean capital circle. Some media refer to the rainfall of South Korea as "the heavy rain that has not been encountered in 20 years", and many Korean media use the term "water bomb" to describe the large amount of rainfall.

Rainstorms in the capital circle of South Korea

8 people have died and 6 people disappeared

According to the statistics of the Central Disaster Security Countermeasures, as of 10 am on the 9th local time, the rainstorm had killed 8 people, disappeared, and 14 injured.

In addition, Seoul has 7 subway lines in water, and Incheon has 1 subway line water, causing some regions to suspend. There are also 80 roads, underground lanes, 26 riverside parking lots, and 45 roads beside the river. At 1 am on the 9th, the Ministry of Administration and Security of South Korea raised the disaster crisis alert from "alert" to "severe level".

According to the monitoring of the Korean Meteorological Department, from 0:00 on the 8th to 4 am, the cumulative rainfall in some parts of Seoul reached 417 mm, and the rainfall of more than 300 mm in multiple regions.

On the 9th of local time, the Chinese embassy in South Korea confirmed that a Chinese citizen was unfortunately killed in a rainstorm disaster in South Korea.

Source: CCTV News, Global Network, Surging News

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