SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavier-than-expected rainfall hit the greater Seoul area Friday, prompting the year’s first emergency text alert for heavy rain to be sent via mobile phones to residents in parts of the region. Residents of Onam-eup in Namyangju, about 25 kilometers east of Seoul, received an emergency text message warning of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A large number of volunteers from all around the country have congregated in areas damaged by the recent torrential rains to help rehabilitate them. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, about 19,000 volunteers participated in the rehabilitation of flood-damaged areas through 54 volunteer centers in six [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — As a large number of vehicles have suffered from water damage due to the heavy rain that hit Seoul and surrounding regions late Monday, the share prices of non-life insurance companies slipped the following day. Shares of Lotte Insurance closed at 1,740 won on Tuesday, down 1.97 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The heavy downpours that have pummeled Seoul and central regions of South Korea also hit the retail industry, causing closures of department stores and delayed deliveries of goods to consumers. Parts of Seoul and the surrounding Incheon and Gyeonggi Province received heavy rains of over 100 millimeters per hour [...]
GURYE, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A cow that survived a flood by climbing onto a roof successfully gave birth after she was rescued. The cow, which was rescued from Yangjeong village in Gurye County, South Jeolla Province, gave birth to twin calves on Tuesday morning, immediately following the rescue. Despite being exhausted from the [...]
GURYE, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — An overflowing river swept through Yangjeong Village in Gurye County, South Jeolla Province on Sunday morning, devouring many homes and barns. Villagers, raising some 1,500 cows, returned to the village believing that most of the livestock had drowned. Fortunately, some cows were able to find refuge on the roofs [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Floods and landslides triggered by heavy downpours in South Korea’s central and southwestern regions have killed 31 people and left 11 others missing in just over a week, forcing more than 6,000 to evacuate, authorities said Sunday. The country remains on high alert as search and recovery efforts continue [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Typhoon Soulik exited South Korea on Friday, leaving one person missing and two others injured in addition to fallen trees, damaged buildings and power outages in southern parts of the country. The damage was not as severe as had been expected. The typhoon had been feared to pummel the [...]
JEJU ISLAND/SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Typhoon Soulik crashed into South Korea’s southernmost island, Jeju, on Thursday and is forecast to affect the capital city the following morning on its way north, weather authorities said. The powerful tropical storm was heading north at a speed of 23 km per hour through seas about 90 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Meteorologists warned Monday that the approaching Typhoon Soulik is expected to cause enormous damage across the Korean Peninsula later this week, urging the nation to thoroughly prepare for heavy rainfall and powerful winds and waves. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Typhoon Soulik, classified as strong medium-sized, is [...]