{"id":91060,"date":"2026-07-19T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/91060\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:30:18","slug":"89mm-hourly-downpour-triggers-flooding-441-evacuated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/91060\/","title":{"rendered":"89mm Hourly Downpour Triggers Flooding, 441 Evacuated"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AreasAreas along the Jeungsan Bridge walking trail in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, are submerged after heavy rain hit the greater Seoul area from early morning on the 18th of this month. News1<\/p>\n

Heavy monsoon rains battered the country throughout the Constitution Day holiday, submerging homes and roads and stranding residents. In Daegu, 89mm of rain fell in one hour, and in northern North Gyeongsang Province, even temporary homes for wildfire evacuees were flooded. The monsoon rains are expected to spread nationwide again from the 20th, with more than 100mm forecast in some areas of northern Gyeonggi and northern Gangwon provinces through the 21st.<\/p>\n

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, 837 damage reports had been filed as of 6 a.m. on the 19th, including home and road flooding and soil and rock discharge. Home and road flooding along with drainage support accounted for 270 cases, while safety measures related to soil and falling rocks totaled 567 cases. In Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, 3 hectares of crops were damaged.<\/p>\n

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In particular, at around 10:10 p.m. on the 17th, 89mm of rain fell in one hour in Jisan-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu. The 15-minute rainfall reached 31.5mm, prompting the first “disaster-level heavy rain emergency alert” of the year. From midnight on the 17th to 6 a.m. on the 19th, cumulative rainfall reached 201.4mm in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, 197.5mm in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and 171.1mm in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. Boryeong in South Chungcheong Province received 126mm, Mount Deogyu in Muju, North Jeolla Province, 122.5mm, and Damyang in South Jeolla Province, 104.5mm.<\/p>\n

In northern North Gyeongsang Province, where damage was concentrated, 366 people from 292 households evacuated to village halls and senior centers, mainly in Andong, Uiseong, Yeongju, and Yecheon. In Gugye-ri, Danchon-myeon, Uiseong County, a rural road was washed away, and 155 people including residents and campers fled to safety. Temporary homes for evacuees who lost their homes in last year’s large-scale wildfire were also flooded, with 12 units in Uiseong and 11 in Andong. In Andong, the Baegil and Anmang streams overflowed, and two occupants of a camper van swept away by the torrent were rescued.<\/p>\n

Cases of stranding and disappearance continued in other regions. At a campsite in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, a bridge crossing a stream was submerged, temporarily stranding 95 campers before they evacuated via a detour. In Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, an angler in his 40s went missing after falling into the water while crossing a weir on the Jucheon River, and a search is ongoing. However, according to the Central Disaster Headquarters’ official tally, no casualties from the heavy rain have been provisionally classified.<\/p>\n

Damage from falling rocks and power outages also continued. Falling rocks blocked traffic on National Route 5 in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, and National Route 31 in Yeongwol, and in Wonju, a brick structure next to an underpass collapsed, closing the road in both directions. In Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, a fallen tree struck power lines, cutting electricity to about 400 households, and in Yeongdong, North Chungcheong Province, a lightning strike temporarily cut power to 657 apartment households.<\/p>\n

Nationwide, 441 people from 338 households temporarily evacuated in 21 cities and counties across six metropolitan cities and provinces including Daegu, Sejong, Gyeonggi, North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, and North Gyeongsang. Of these, 102 people from 68 households returned home, but 339 people from 270 households remain in temporary housing facilities or at relatives’ homes.<\/p>\n

Facility closures due to the heavy rain also continued. A total of 617 trail sections in 26 national parks nationwide were closed, and access was restricted to 5,727 sites including riverbed roads, riverside parking lots, submersible bridges, riverside walkways, and campsites. Some sections of roads where falling rocks and soil discharge occurred, such as National Route 31 in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, were also closed.<\/p>\n

Four flights and seven vessels on six ferry routes including Incheon-Baengnyeong and Incheon-Yeonpyeong were also suspended. Railways operated normally, but some sections saw reduced-speed operation and facility inspections. The Cheongpyeong and Paldang dams released 900 tons and 1,500 tons per second downstream, respectively, to control water levels.<\/p>\n

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast 20-60mm of rain for the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon’s inland and mountainous areas, and 30-80mm for the Chungcheong region on the 20th. On the 21st, 30-80mm is expected in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gangwon’s inland and mountainous areas, with more than 100mm in some parts of northern Gyeonggi and northern inland Gangwon.<\/p>\n

The Central Disaster Headquarters is maintaining a crisis alert of “alert” level and a Level 2 response system even after heavy rain advisories were lifted. It judged that with the ground already weakened by heavy rainfall and additional downpours forecast, there is a high possibility of secondary damage such as landslides, falling rocks, retaining wall collapses, and river flooding. Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung said, “Please repeatedly inspect storm drains and drainage facilities, and carefully attend to necessary measures such as supporting temporary housing facilities and relief supplies until evacuees can return home.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Areas along the Jeungsan Bridge walking trail in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, are submerged after heavy rain hit the greater…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[47879,47878,42998,24538,47430,47880,47881,112,47882],"class_list":["post-91060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-seoul","tag-central-disaster-headquarters","tag-daegu-heavy-rain","tag-evacuation","tag-flooding","tag-korea-monsoon-rain","tag-landslide","tag-national-park-closures","tag-seoul","tag-wildfire-evacuees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}