Nearly 200 mm of rain hits Seoul, surrounding regions; 540 cases of damage reported - The Korea Times

An area of Seoul is submerged due to rising water levels from heavy rain, Saturday. Yonhap

Heavy rains battered the Seoul metropolitan area and the eastern province of Gangwon overnight, flooding homes and roads and causing some 540 cases of property damage, officials said Saturday.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, nearly 200 millimeters of rain fell in the metropolitan area and the eastern province of Gangwon between midnight and 10 a.m., with 192.5 mm in Paju, 189.5 mm in Dongducheon, 179 mm in Pocheon, 166.5 mm in Gimpo and 159.5 mm in Cheorwon.

As of 11 a.m., heavy rain alerts remained in place for 10 Gangwon Province regions and a mudslide warning for Pocheon.

Authorities have received reports of 148 cases of flooded homes and roads and 392 cases of fallen trees and other debris.