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Seoul moves to ban cramped basement flats after flood deaths

South Korean capital to stop issuing permits to build such flats after the drowning of four people.

Al Jazeera

After deluge, climate change fears make S.Korea prioritise Seoul flood defences

The heaviest rain in Seoul in 115 years has spurred the South Korean capital to revive a $1.15 billion plan to improve drainage after floods exposed how even the affluent Gangnam district is vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weather.

Reuters

Seoul to phase out Parasite-style semi-basement flats after storm deaths

Properties seen in Oscar-winning film to be curbed after three people drown in South Korean capital

The Guardian - UK

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N Korea declares 'victory' over Covid

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a “shining victory” over Covid-19 as his sister revealed he had fallen ill during the outbreak, which she blamed on Seoul.

Bangkok Post

Formula E brings up its century in Seoul and the ‘end of a cycle’ with 2022 titles on the line

The final races of Season 8 will close the chapter of Gen2 cars ahead of next year’s huge upgrade

The Independent UK

Seoul to ban ‘Parasite’-type basement homes after storm deaths

After at least four people drowned in basement homes during the worst storm to lash Seoul in more than a century, South Korea’s capital city is planning to phase out such dwellings that came to symbolise yawning inequality in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite".

Bangkok Post

Kim Jong Un was ‘seriously ill’ during North Korea Covid surge

SEOUL: Kim Jong Un’s influential sister revealed that North Korea’s leader had a “high fever” during a recent Covid outbreak, as she vowed to “eradicate” South Korea’s leaders if they continued to let propaganda leaflets cross the border.

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Protesters demand justice for the ‘comfort women’ of World War II on Global Action Day

Protesters took turns sitting with a replica of the “Statue of Peace” — or “Sonyeosang” in Korean — an artwork installed in 2011 outside the the Embassy of Japan in Seoul, South Korea, as a monument to the women.

Chicago Sun-Times

Seoul dismisses Beijing's concerns over anti-missile system

South Korea's government has stressed it will make its own decisions in strengthening its defenses against North Korean threats, rejecting Chinese calls that it continue the polices of Seoul’s previous government that refrained from adding more U.S. anti-missile batteries that are strongly opposed by Beijing

The Independent UK

Like a scene from 'Parasite': Floods lay bare social disparity in South Korea

Using a plastic bowl, Ha In-sik bailed water out of his lower ground apartment in the low-income housing district of Sillim in southwestern Seoul on Wednesday, where flooding caused by torrential rain forced his family to sleep at a nearby park.

Reuters

Jeju Air reduces Jeju-Bangkok flights amid surge in illegal migrant workers

SEOUL: Flight services to and from South Korea’s Jeju island and Bangkok will be cut back from this week as authorities strengthen border controls to prevent illegal migrant workers abusing the visa waiver to the resort island.

Bangkok Post

Severe flood damage in South Korea’s Seoul after record rains

At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.

Al Jazeera

Recovery underway in South Korea's rain-hit capital area

Cleanup and recovery efforts gained pace in South Korea’s greater capital region Wednesday

The Independent UK

Torrential rain lessens in S.Korean capital amid heavy flood damage

Torrential rains that have slammed South Korea's capital, Seoul, diminished on Wednesday after killing at least nine people and damaging about 2,800 homes and other buildings.

Reuters

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UFC’s Chan Sung Jung shares video of flooded gym as record rainfall hits Seoul

Record downpours, which forced "The Korean Zombie" to shut down his gym, were responsible for the deaths of at least eight people.

The Guardian - AU

South Korea: at least eight killed as record rain falls on capital Seoul

Six people remain missing amid fears of further damage with torrential rain forecast in some parts of the country on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Seoul floods: Eight dead in capital city as raging water drowns family amid devastation

The day after floods raged through the streets of Seoul, the country's President Yoon Suk-Yeoul visited a basement apartment where three people had died the night before after swift-moving waters poured in through the windows

Asharq Al-Awsat

Record Rain Leaves at Least 8 Dead in South Korean Capital

At least eight people died in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power, caused landslides and left roads and subways submerged. The southern part of Seoul received more than 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain per hour on late…

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Bangkok Post

Record rainfall, flooding in Seoul, South Korea kill 7

SEOUL: Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.

Evening Standard

At least eight dead after heavy flooding in Seoul

At least eight people have died after heavy rain submerged vehicles and overwhelmed public transport systems in Seoul.

WEKU

Historic rainfall turns Seoul's roads into rivers and leaves 8 dead

Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea's capital region, turning Seoul's streets into car-clogged rivers and leaving at least eight people dead and seven others missing.

Reuters

S.Korea, China foreign ministers discuss N.Korea, K-pop ban

The foreign ministers of South Korea and China held talks on Tuesday as Seoul explores ways to reopen denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea and resume cultural exports, such as K-pop music and movies, to China.

Al Jazeera

At least 7 dead, as South Korea’s Seoul deluged by record rain

Heaviest rainfall in 80 years submerges homes and metro system, triggers landslides and knocks out power in capital.

The Times of India

Record rain leaves at least 7 dead in South Korean capital

SEOUL: Heavy rains drenched South Korea's capital region, turning the streets of Seoul's affluent Gangnam district into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems.

The Independent UK

Rains in S. Korea turn Seoul's roads to rivers, leave 7 dead

Heavy rains have drenched South Korea’s capital region and killed at least seven people

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