Power Outages and Flooding in Seoul Due to Heavy Rain... Some Citizens Evacuate

No Human Casualties Reported

Heavy rain concentrated in the central region caused damage in Seoul city. Power outages and flooding incidents occurred, but there were no casualties.

On the afternoon of the 13th, during the ongoing rainy season, water mist is rising over the Han River as seen from Jamsugyo Bridge in Seocho-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to Seoul city on the 14th, as of 4:10 a.m., the water level of Jungnangcheon in Seoul rose, leading to the closure of the entire section of Dongbu Expressway in both directions (from Surak Underpass to Seongsu JC). The Jamsu Bridge was also restricted for traffic.

At around 12:01 a.m. that day, a power outage affecting more than 2,000 households occurred near Ansan in Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu. The incident was caused by a street tree falling and cutting a high-voltage line. By 1:31 a.m., power was restored to about 2,000 apartment households, but some villas remained without electricity. The fallen tree was removed.

At around 3:50 p.m. the previous day, a commercial building wall collapsed in Amsa-dong, Gangdong-gu, and the glass window of the attached store's restroom was broken. Around 3 p.m. on the same day, the area around Yeouidaebang-ro in Dongjak-gu was temporarily flooded. However, there were no casualties or road closures due to flooding.

Due to flood concerns, citizens evacuated. As of 2 a.m. that day, 78 people from 37 households temporarily evacuated within Seoul city. In Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu, a retaining wall collapsed, causing 46 people from 20 households nearby to move to shelters. Some semi-basement residents across Seoul also evacuated fearing residential flooding.

At around 4:46 a.m. that day, a landslide warning was issued for Nowon-gu. At around 5:47 a.m., the district sent disaster alert messages announcing landslide warnings for Gongneung-dong, Sanggye-dong, Junggye-dong, and Hagye-dong.

At 9 p.m. the previous day, a heavy rain warning was issued across Seoul. The city began level 2 emergency operations around 8 p.m. The personnel involved numbered 868, with 6,503 from autonomous districts.

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