Overview

• Extreme downpours inundated Seoul and surrounding provinces, with the Korea Meteorological Administration recording 149.2 mm in one hour on Deokjeok Island.
• Three people died when cars were swept into waterways or slid off flooded roads in Gimpo, Incheon and Pocheon.
• About 26 residents were evacuated and authorities logged more than 70 damage reports, including flooded roads, a collapsed roadway and flooded homes.
• The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters raised its emergency posture to Level 2 and Gyeonggi Province elevated its response to Level 3.
• Seoul’s government closed pedestrian access to Jamsu Bridge after the Han River exceeded its 5.5 m threshold as meteorologists warn of another 30–70 mm per hour of rain through Thursday.