Torrential rain batters central regions, with more downpours expected through this weekend

By Im Yoon-seo Posted : July 17, 2025, 15:46 Updated : July 17, 2025, 17:49
A village in South Chungcheong Province is seen flooded following heavy rain on July 17 2025 Yonhap
A village is inundated due to heavy rain in South Chungcheong Province on July 17, 2025. Yonhap
SEOUL, July 17 (AJP) - Torrential downpours swept through central South Korea on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and forcing over 1,000 people to be evacuated due to flooding.

Heavy rain pounded most parts of the country with some areas with an intense rainfall of over 100 mm per hour, resulting in two fatalities. A man in his 40s died after a wall of an overpass collapsed onto his car in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, while another man in his 50s was found dead inside a submerged vehicle in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province.

A heavy rain advisory was issued for the Seoul metropolitan area and surrounding regions as the seasonal monsoon front brought rainfall of up to 80 mm per hour, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

Seosan in South Chungcheong Province saw the heaviest rainfall, with about 419.5 mm of accumulated precipitation falling within just five hours overnight. Nearby Hongseong and Dangjin also recorded over 300 mm of rainfall.

"Additional rainfall with even greater intensity is expected in most part of central regions until this weekend, after a temporary lull on Thursday afternoon," a KMA official said.
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