Many dead, missing as S Korea’s Seoul deluged by record rain | Al Jazeera

At least seven people have died and six were missing in and around Seoul, the South Korean capital, after torrential rain knocked out power, triggered landslides and flooded homes and the city’s metro system.

The southern part of Seoul was deluged in more than 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain an hour late on Monday, with the rain in some parts of the city reaching 141.5mm (5.7 inches) an hour, according to Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

The Yonhap news agency said the downpour was the heaviest in 80 years.