Torrential rainstorm batters Greater Seoul; landslide alert issued

Torrential rain battered South Korea's capital and its suburban regions, as well as Gangwon Province and Chungcheong Provinces overnight.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration at 8 a.m.

Saturday, Seoul saw 117.9 millimeters of downpour as the rain started Friday night, and the port city of Incheon just west of Seoul also recorded 109.7 mm of rain throughout Saturday morning.

Over 150 mm of rain was dumped in cities in northern Gyeonggi Province, such as Paju and Dongducheon.

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