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Seoul City to Drastically Enhance Flood Prevention Systems

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government unveiled measures to drastically enhance its flood response systems Thursday, including upgraded disaster prevention targets, deep underground rainwater tunnels and advanced evacuation warning systems. The 10-year comprehensive plan came two months after a record-breaking rainfall in early August left 14 people dead and six others [...]

Seoul to Build Deep Underground Rainwater Tunnels in 6 Flood-prone Areas

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government has disclosed medium- and long-term flood prevention measures centered on the construction of deep underground rainwater storage facilities in six flood-prone areas. According to the measures announced by Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Wednesday, the city government will spend 1.5 trillion won (US$1.15 billion) over the [...]