Heavy rains will likely batter the country this week and bring temperatures down by a few degrees, though the weather will remain sweltering hot.
The wholesale price of napa cabbage soared 161 percent on year to 25,760 won ($19.30) per 10 kilos as of Friday, according to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation.
We must prevent more mishaps from system problems and poor management.
The recent heavy rainfall has pushed up grocery prices, with the price of spinach soaring 219 percent to 54,780 won ($43.4) per 4 kilograms (9 pounds) compared to the previous month and red leaf lettuce rising 195 percent to 57,040 won.
A 14-month-old baby was killed in a landslide caused by heavy rain overnight in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang.
Farming officials inspect young rice plants at a rice farm in Icheon, Gyeonggi, on Monday, three days ahead of "gogwoo." Gogwoo, one of the 24 seasons in the lunar calendar, means the rainfall season for seeding.
In the first 100 days, he faced challenges including record rainfall, a backlash over a new garbage incineration plant, and a shortage of late-night taxis.
Typhoon “Hinnamnor” arrived in Korea on Monday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the storm reached the south-southwest coastal area of Jeju Island on Monday and was set to move up through Busan on Tuesday.
Over 11,000 reports of vehicles flooded from the record heavy rains were filed as of Wednesday morning.
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