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Fri, September 29, 2023 | 10:06

Yoon gives warning to environment minister over poor water management

Yoon gives warning to environment minister over poor water management

President Yoon Suk Yeol has given a warning to Environment Minister Han Wha-jin over poor water management blamed for leading to the deaths of dozens of people in recent downpours, officials said Wednesday.

2023-07-19 10:59

Yoon designates 13 special disaster zones over deadly downpours

Yoon designates 13 special disaster zones over deadly downpours

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday designated 13 areas hit hard by deadly downpours as special disaster zones, including the central cities of Cheongju and Gongju, his office said.

2023-07-19 10:52

PM orders thorough preparations for impending downpours this week

Sonar tech, drones, satellites to detect waste in Incheon waters

Sonar tech, drones, satellites to detect waste in Incheon waters

Incheon is testing a new waste detection system using drones and satellites, which will maximize the efficiency of locating and removing sea trash. According to Incheon Metropolitan City, the system, being developed jointly with the Ongjin County government in the city's maritime territory, uses satellites, drones and sonar radar to monitor the country's western coastal water...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-07-19 09:00

Heavy rain pounds nation overnight; more downpours forecast until Wednesday morning

Heavy rain pounds nation overnight; more downpours forecast until Wednesday morning

Heavy rain pounded the central and southern parts of the country overnight, with more downpours expected throughout Tuesday, the state weather agency said, after 50 people were killed or went missing in weekend downpours.

2023-07-18 14:40

50 dead or missing in downpours after 5 more bodies recovered from underground road

39 cultural heritage sites suffer damage after heavy rain

39 cultural heritage sites suffer damage after heavy rain

Cultural heritage sites have suffered damage as heavy downpours pounded Korea, especially central and southern regions, over the weekend, the cultural heritage authority said Monday.

2023-07-18 08:59

High humidity meets dry air to feed extreme downpour: weather agency

High humidity meets dry air to feed extreme downpour: weather agency

An intensified stationary front jointly fed by high humidity from the south and dry air from the north has generated the severe downpours that have so far left 50 people dead or missing and caused landslides and flash floods over the weekend, according to the country's top weather watchdog, Monday.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-07-17 16:05

Heavy rains to hit central, southern regions again Tuesday

Heavy rains to hit central, southern regions again Tuesday

The nation's central and southern regions, already battered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week, are bracing for another spell of torrential downpours, the state weather agency said Monday.

2023-07-17 11:37

Police to launch investigation into deadly underpass flooding in Osong

Police to launch investigation into deadly underpass flooding in Osong

Police plan to launch an investigation into the recent deadly flooding of an underground roadway in the central town of Osong, which has claimed 13 lives, officials said Monday.

2023-07-17 11:08

49 dead or missing in downpours after 4 more bodies recovered from underground road

Yoon orders all-out efforts to deal with aftermath of downpours, including disaster zone designation

Yoon orders all-out efforts to deal with aftermath of downpours, including disaster zone designation

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday ordered the mobilization of all available resources and policy measures, including designating special disaster zones, to deal with the aftermath of heavy downpours that have left at least 40 people dead and nine others missing.

2023-07-17 10:17

49 dead or missing in downpours after 4 more bodies recovered from underground road

Heavy monsoon rains leave at least 37 dead, 9 missing

Heavy monsoon rains leave at least 37 dead, 9 missing

Heavy monsoon rains left at least 37 people dead and nine missing in Korea, safety authorities said, Sunday. The downpours, which started Thursday, left a trail of destruction across the country causing floods and landslides that forced over 8,000 people to evacuate.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-07-16 17:10

PHOTOSTorrential rain damage

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