Heavy Rains Hit Gangwon Province

Some bad autumn weather is hitting the east coast of Korea:

People in Gangwon Province on Monday (Oct. 23) suffered damage from unusually heavy fall rain and strong winds.

Heavy rain warnings and alerts were issued in the province. Hyangnobong Peak received 252 millimeters of rainfall, Misiryeong 260 millimeters, Sokcho 201 millimeters and Goseong 87 millimeters. The rainfall was the largest recorded for the latter part of October in the regions.

Winds with a speed of 20 meters per second also struck the region, and strong wind warnings were issued. Trees and signboards on many streets were blown down.

A dozen fishing vessels that were docked at harbors broke loose and many sank. Some houses and roads were inundated and seven elementary schools closed temporarily. About 13,000 households lost power.

It will be interesting to see if the North Koreans will use this flooding from this recent bad weather in order to get more free aid from the South Koreans.

Brian at Gangwon Notes has pictures up of the storm damage as well.