Floods, Mudslides Kill 36 in South Korea + Lee Hyori worries about her parents

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South Korea’s worst storm in more than 100 years resulted in massive floods and mudslides that have killed 36 people so far.

The Korea Times reported that an additional 11 people are missing as the country’s central regions were hit particularly hard on Tuesday and Wednesday. The National Emergency Management Agency said casualties are expected to rise as heavy rain is predicted to persist through Friday.

Flood waters inundated main roads, residential areas and basement facilities in and around Seoul, cutting the power supply at 14,000 homes and leaving thousands of vehicles submerged on flooded roads.

Seventeen residents were killed in the wreckage from landslides that occurred at hillside villages on Mt. Umyeon in Seocho, southern Seoul.

Among the casualties was Yang Myeong-sook, 63, the wife of Shinsegae Department Store Chairman Koo Hak-su. She drowned while examining the flooded basement of her house located at the foot of the mountain, police said.

Northeast of Seoul, 11 college students were killed in Chuncheon when a mudslide destroyed five residential buildings.

The students from Inha University in Incheon were sleeping with other colleagues and tourists at a lodging house when the landslide hit. They were staying there to do voluntary work during their vacation.

Korean meteorologists said the central regions of South Korea were hit by 110 millimeters (4.3 inches) an hour from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, a staggering amount of rain last seen a century ago, according to the Korea Times.

source: iamKoreAm



Lee Hyori recently shared her worries about a landslide in Woomyun Mountain.

On July 27th, the pop star tweeted, “There was some big damage in my parents’ neighborhood. I called them as I was worried after reading an article, but they’re fine. There shouldn’t be any additional damages.. It’s a regrettable situation.”

Some sections of Seoul are currently flooded due to a severe downpour and a landslide which occurred at Woomyun Mountain. The landslide damaged many homes in Seoul’s Bangbae-dong area, with even some unfortunate fatalities being reported.

Netizens commented, “I’m glad to hear that your parents are safe” and “I’m hoping that there won’t be any more damages near the mountain“.

The downpour hasn’t let up and many areas in and near Seoul have been severely flooded which damaged houses, subway stations, and government offices.

Source: Xports News via Nate allkpop

Comments

[bilijoon.livejournal.com]

:(

[gumdrop-showers.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. :(

[amandaplan.livejournal.com]

This is so sad :(

[fallingstarryuu.livejournal.com]

Horrible :( hopefully everyone is alright. RIP to the deceased ;_;

[k0dama.livejournal.com]

>the country’s central regions were hit particularly hard

That's bad. Like the entire New English area being flooded bad. :/

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

god this is so devastating and hits so close to home.

[very-pinku.livejournal.com]

The weather's been horrible this year...
Hope the downpour settles down soon >_<.
RIP to the lives that were lost due to this flooding and mudslides.

[kanghodong.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend lives in Seochogu 5 min walk from Mt. Umyeon :( It's all flooded and there's no power. So scary D:

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, is he doing ok right now?

[kanghodong.livejournal.com]

Not sure, I talked to him about 13 hours ago. He was at a PC Bang after writing some exams at university and was a while from his place. He said the water was at his ankles where he was and it was getting a lot worse, especially closer to Seochogu.
I dunno if he found a way home, but he said he might sleep in a bathhouse or something if the streets and subway were too flooded.
Even if he's home there's no electricity so I can't find out D:

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

Awww D:
I'm sure he's fine, but I pray you get in contact with him soon.

[kanghodong.livejournal.com]

thank you <3

[orenji13.livejournal.com]

:(

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

Rest in peace to the people who lost their lives in the flood :(
This is incredibly sad. I'm glad Lee Hyori's parents and the other survivors are ok.

[khuntflap.livejournal.com]

It's increasingly scary what mother nature is doing to the world. Hopefully it won't get any worse for the people there. Ugh awful.

[aniloratka.livejournal.com]

My teacher and her family is there right now, I hope they're safe :o
Floods are really scary, last year there was one in my country, and we still haven’t recovery form it. Stay strong Korea.

[babunattack.livejournal.com]

D:

[song-jihyuk.livejournal.com]

omg,hope everybody is okay :(