Floods in Korea

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Korea has historically suffered several floods due to heavy rains, typhoons, and heavy snowfalls. Most of the flood damage was caused by storms and tsunamis caused by typhoons, and floods.

## 1980s[edit]

Path of Typhoon Thelma.

* In 1987, floods caused by Typhoon Thelma killed 123 people and caused $272 million in damages.[1]

## 2000s[edit]

* In 2002, Typhoon Rusa caused mass flooding across Korea.[2]

## 2010s[edit]

* The 2011 Seoul floods killed 69 people and caused hundreds of millions of damage.[3]
* The 2014 August series of floods killed at least 5 people.[4]

## 2020s[edit]

* From late June to mid-August 2020, heavy rains fell intensively or locally across the Korean Peninsula, causing a lot of damage.[5]
* On August 8, 2022, 100-300 mm of heavy rain per day fell in the metropolitan area.[6]
* From early June through July 2023, heavy rainfall resulted in severe flooding and landslides, killing at least 41 people.[7][8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Death toll from Typhoon Thelma rises". United Press International. July 19, 1987. – via Lexis Nexis (subscription required)
2. ^ "Thousands homeless in North Korea from typhoon: aid agencies". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Agence France-Presse. 2002-09-04. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
3. ^ Laurence, Jeremy; Seongbin Kang (2011-07-29). "South Koreans on landmine alert after deadly mudslides". The China Post. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
4. ^ "At least five dead in South Korea flash floods". BBC News. 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
5. ^ "South Korea floods, landslides kill dozens, displace thousands". Al Jazeera. 9 August 2020.
6. ^ Roh, Joori (2022-08-10). "Torrential rain lessens in S.Korean capital amid heavy flood damage". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
7. ^ Jung-youn, Lee (17 July 2023). "Death toll from heavy rains continues to rise". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
8. ^ "중대본 "오전 6시 기준 호우로 39명 사망·9명 실종"". mnews.jtbc.co.kr (in Korean). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

## See also[edit]

* North Korea flooding (disambiguation)

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