Heavy downpours slam Seoul and southern regions, causing flooding

Heavy downpours slam Seoul and southern regions, causing flooding

 

Updated: 2018-08-29 06:55:30 KST

 

Heavy downpours (호우) flooded streets and homes in South Korea's central and southern regions on Tuesday night.
Cars were half-submerged on flooded roads, and facilities near rivers were completely flooded.
Store owners tried their best to prevent damages as water gushed into ( from, out of, into (액채가) 솓구치다)  the ground floor of their buildings, but there wasn't much they could do to stop it.
While no major damage or casualties (사상자, 피해자,희생자) were reported, the flooding affected thousands of homes.

(KOREAN) -
"We blocked the bathroom door with towels. The water kept flowing into the living room through the floor."

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures (대응책, 대응,대책)Headquarters, nearly five-hundred cases of sewer (하수구) overflows were reported across Seoul as of (~일자, 현재, 화요일 오후 9시 현재) nine p.m. on Tuesday.
Major roads along the Han River were also blocked due to flood concerns.
Flood warnings were issued around major streams in Seoul, where heavy rain advisories (n : 주의보, a : 자문의,고문의) were issued, including the surrounding Gyeonggi-do Province and northern Gagnwon-do Province.
Authorities are urging people to watch out for (좋지 않은 일이 생기는 것은 아닌지 잘 살피며) ~에 대해 주의하다   2. ~을 조심하다) possible damage as heavy rain is forecast to continue through Wednesday.

 

Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.  

 

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