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Tue, August 4, 2020 | 17:48

Heavy rain hammers central regions, leaving 6 dead, 7 missing [PHOTOS]

Heavy rain hammers central regions, leaving 6 dead, 7 missing [PHOTOS]

uch of the damage occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area and the central region. The ministry said the six dead people were either buried by mud or destroyed building parts following landslides or swept away by swollen waters. Ministry officials said one died on Saturday and the other five on Sunday, all in the Seoul metropolitan area or the central region. The torrential ra...

2020-08-03 14:37

Torrential rain hammers central regions

Torrential rain hammers central regions

The central parts of the nation were hit by torrential rains, Sunday, with some areas experiencing rainfall of more than 200 millimeters per hour, leaving at least five dead and eight others missing in North Chungcheong and Gyeonggi provinces as of 9 p.m.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-08-02 20:12

New housing laws at center of criticism

New housing laws at center of criticism

The revised housing lease laws which went into effect on Friday are drawing huge criticism from both landlords and tenants.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-08-02 17:02

S. Korea launches tax probe targeting foreigners who own multiple homes

Torrential rain hits central regions [PHOTOS]

Torrential rain hits central regions [PHOTOS]

Heavy rain pummeled central South Korea on Sunday, flooding homes, triggering mudslides, and forcing road closures and the suspension of train services. One firefighter was missing after a flash flood swept him away, officials said. The firefighter, identified by his surname Song, 29, was standing next to a stream in the central city of Chungju to check swollen waters when th...

2020-08-02 10:53

Heavy rain alerts issued for Seoul, central, northern regions

Heavy rain alerts issued for Seoul, central, northern regions

South Korea's weather agency issued heavy rain alerts for Seoul, its surrounding areas and other regions Saturday, putting the country's key disaster management body in an emergency mode. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said that rains of 30 millimeters to 50 millimeters per hour have hit some affected regions with strong gusts, thunder and lightning. The heavy ...

2020-08-01 23:46

Seoul Grand Park to reopen indoor zoo in August

The park's indoor zoo and botanical garden will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a limited basis, park officials said, explaining that the number of visitors will be restricted as part of precautionary measures against the virus.

2020-08-01 12:08

Central, southern regions gripped by contrasting weather conditions

Central, southern regions gripped by contrasting weather conditions

Sharply contrasting weather conditions are unfolding across the Korean Peninsula, with the central regions drenched by heavy downpours and the southern regions gripped by sweltering heat, meteorologists said Friday. As the seasonal rain front was advancing north, Daejeon, 150 kilometers south of Seoul, and surrounding areas in central South Korea were battered by over 200 mil...

2020-07-31 15:57

Flooding in Daejeon kills one, damages hundreds of homes and cars [PHOTOS]

Flooding in Daejeon kills one, damages hundreds of homes and cars [PHOTOS]

Nearly 200 millimeters of rain battered Daejeon and neighboring areas in central South Korea on Thursday, leaving one person dead and hundreds of homes and cars submerged. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), 197 mm of rain fell in Daejeon, 150 kilometers south of Seoul, from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 11 a.m. Thursday, followed by 150.5 mm in Geumsan, 144 mm ...

2020-07-30 14:45

Heavy rain in capital area forecast to continue until Thursday morning [PHOTOS]

Heavy rain in capital area forecast to continue until Thursday morning [PHOTOS]

Heavy rain that pounded the capital region of the Korean Peninsula is forecast to continue until Thursday morning. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration Wednesday, torrential rain of over 30 mm an hour, accompanied by lightning strikes and thunder, lashed Seoul and other regions, including Gyeonggi, Chungcheong and Gangwon provinces.

Jung Min-ho | 2020-07-29 13:59

May newborns lowest since 1981

May newborns lowest since 1981

The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed that 23,001 babies were born in May, compared with 25,360 tallied in the same month of 2019. It marks the lowest number of newborns for any May since the statistics agency started compiling monthly data on newborns in 1981.

2020-07-29 13:06

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