Parts of Incheon submerged due to heavy rains
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Published: 08 Aug. 2022, 15:26

Parts of Incheon submerged due to heavy rains

Roads near Bupyeong Police Precinct in Bupyeong District, Incheon, are submerged due to heavy rain Monday. [YONHAP]

Roads near Bupyeong Police Precinct in Bupyeong District, Incheon, are submerged due to heavy rain Monday. [YONHAP]

 
Parts of Bupyeong District, Incheon, were submerged as heavy rain continued throughout the morning on Monday. As of 1 p.m., the accumulated precipitation in Incheon amounted to 87.1 millimeters (3.4 inches).
 
Fourty-four cases of rain damage were reported in Incheon as of 1 p.m., according to the Incheon Fire Department.
 
Heavy rain advisories have been issued by the Korea Meteorological Administration for much of the capital area on Monday.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]
tags Korea Incheon Bupyeong rain heavy rain flooded submerged rainfall

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