Heavy Rain Hits Seoul Area, Triggers Year’s 1st Emergency Text Alert

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 [...]