
On the afternoon of the 18th, heavy rain and strong winds of close to 50 mm per hour hit northern Gyeonggi Province, causing flooding of roads and fallen street trees in Goyang, Paju, and Namyangju, but it was determined that there were no casualties.
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Heavy rain and strong winds approaching 50 mm per hour hit northern Gyeonggi Province, causing flooding on roads and damage from falling trees.
(Uijeongbu = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-yoon = On the afternoon of the 18th, heavy rain accompanied by strong winds near 50 mm per hour in northern Gyeonggi Province flooded several roads and caused street trees to fall.
According to the Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters and the Metropolitan Meteorological Administration, several city streets, including Todang-dong and Haengsin-dong in Goyang and Unjeong-dong in Paju, were submerged in water this afternoon.
In Namyangju, the driver was rescued by firefighters as vehicles could not travel due to flooding on the road.
In other areas, the water rose to the height of the wheels of cars, making drivers nervous and driving slowly.
Damage from strong winds continued, with trees falling due to the wind in Madu-dong, Goyang-si and a bus stop falling over in Dasan-dong, Namyangju-si.
Fortunately, it was determined that there were no casualties, and fire authorities are calculating the damage.
As of 6 p.m., the precipitation in northern Gyeonggi Province on this day was 66.5 mm in Gapyeong and Cheongpyeong, 62.0 mm in Namyangju and Changhyeon, 54.5 mm in Gwangtan in Paju, and 54.0 mm in Goyang.
In particular, heavy rain of 33.0 to 49.5 mm per hour fell from 2 to 4 p.m. in these areas, and strong winds of around 15 km per second also blew.
Heavy rain advisories were once issued for Goyang, Paju, Gapyeong, and Namyangju.

The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that a heavy rain advisory was issued for Jindo, southern Haenam, northern Haenam, and northwestern Naju as of 6:50 p.m. on the 18th. A heavy rain advisory has also been issued for Hwasun, Yeongam, and southeastern Naju.

The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that a heavy rain advisory was in effect for Hwasun, Yeongam, and southeastern Naju as of 6:30 p.m. on the 18th, and the heavy rain advisory was lifted for Shinan and northern Muan.

The autumn rain that has been falling across the country will gradually subside on the 19th, and temperatures will drop to normal levels starting during the day. In the southern region and Jeju Island, strong rain accompanied by gusty winds, thunder, and lightning is expected to continue until morning.

On the 18th, strong winds with gusts of up to 20 meters per second blew across the Chungcheong region, leading to a series of incidents including fallen trees and detached signboards, with 55 damage reports received in South Chungcheong Province alone.

On the 18th, a tree fell due to strong winds in the forest tunnel on Jeju Island's mountainous road 516 Road, temporarily disrupting vehicle traffic. A strong wind advisory is currently in effect in mountainous and mid-mountainous areas of Jeju.

Due to heavy rain and strong winds in the Seoul area, both directions of the lower road of Jeungsangyo Bridge in Seodaemun-gu were blocked, and damage from flooding and strong winds continued, including trees falling in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu.