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Preparing for the monsoon

Firefighters and weather officials are preparing for a late-starting rainy season that could bring intense downpours and localized flooding this weekend.

2026.7.2

Residents finish cleaning up the basement of an apartment complex in western Gyeonggi. [JIM BULLEY]

When life gives you floodwater, grab your bucket and Ikea bag

How many people does it take to drain a flooded basement? Well, I found out on Wednesday night when my apartment complex took on several inches of water, compelling a motley crew of residents to grab their buckets and head below ground.

2025.8.14

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Firefighters work to rescue a driver trapped in a vehicle flooded with rainwater near a bridge in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, on Aug. 13. [YONHAP]

Heavy rains force evacuations in Incheon and Gyeonggi — in pictures

Heavy rains swept across the central region of the country on Wednesday, killing one person in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, and forcing 26 others to evacuate in Incheon and Gyeonggi.

2025.8.13

A Starbucks branch in Sinan-dong, Buk District, Gwangju is flooded after heavy rainfall in this photo uploaded to social media on July 17. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

A Starbucks in Gwangju is submerged in rainwater, spreading alarm on social media

Tables and chairs floated through the muddy first floor of a Starbucks in Sinan-dong, Buk District in Gwangju on Thursday as record-breaking rainfall submerged parts of the region.

2025.7.18

Search and rescue workers use a sonar device while paddling down the Guadalupe River looking for survivors or the remains of victims swept up in the flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 7. Heavy rainfall early Friday caused severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with more than 90 fatalities reported. [AFP/YONHAP]

Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search continues for missing people. The number of deaths reached 104 on Monday.

2025.7.8

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, gives ″field guidance″ to the flood-stricken regions of Jagang Province on Monday. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]

Kim Jong-un demands 'perfection' in rebuilding flood-ravaged homes in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for "perfection" in the reconstruction of homes in the flood-ravaged regions of the country's northwest, state media reported Tuesday.

2024.10.22

A dam in the border county of Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi, discharges water on July 23. [YONHAP]

Gov't announces first dam-building program in over a decade

The government on Tuesday announced the designation of 14 sites that are candidates for the construction or upgrading of dams to combat heavy precipitation and drought.

2024.7.30

Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup attends a Cabinet meeting hosted by President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup offers to resign

His decision comes in the midst of the Democratic Party's efforts to impeach him due to a recent controversy related to the military's investigation into the death of Marine lance corporal Chae Su-geun.

2023.9.12

Residents who suffered damages after Typhoon Khanun passed the country take part in restoration work in Byeongsu-ri, Gunwi County in Daegu Friday. [YONHAP]

Typhoon Khanun leaves over 360 facilities damaged, flooded in Korea

Typhoon Khanun left over 360 facilities damaged or flooded as it passed South Korea, according to authorities Friday. Khanun dissipated after reaching near Pyongyang at around 6 a.m. Friday.

2023.8.11

Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun of the National Police Agency on Friday pays respect to victims of the flooding of an underpass in North Chungcheong at their joint memorial altar set up at the North Chungcheong provincial government building in Cheongju. [YONHAP]

Investigation into police requested for mishandling of Osong flooding

The government on Friday requested an investigation into police officers suspected of misconduct in responding to the recent deadly flooding of an underpass in Osong-eup of Cheongju, North Chungcheong.

2023.7.21