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South Korea's government has stressed it will make its own decisions in strengthening its defenses against North Korean threats, rejecting Chinese calls that it continue the polices of Seoul’s previous government that refrained from adding more U.S. anti-missile batteries that are strongly opposed by Beijing

Using a plastic bowl, Ha In-sik bailed water out of his lower ground apartment in the low-income housing district of Sillim in southwestern Seoul on Wednesday, where flooding caused by torrential rain forced his family to sleep at a nearby park.

Record downpours, which forced "The Korean Zombie" to shut down his gym, were responsible for the deaths of at least eight people.

Six people remain missing amid fears of further damage with torrential rain forecast in some parts of the country on Wednesday

The day after floods raged through the streets of Seoul, the country's President Yoon Suk-Yeoul visited a basement apartment where three people had died the night before after swift-moving waters poured in through the windows

At least eight people died in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power, caused landslides and left roads and subways submerged. The southern part of Seoul received more than 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain per hour on late…

SEOUL: Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.

At least eight people have died after heavy rain submerged vehicles and overwhelmed public transport systems in Seoul.

Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea's capital region, turning Seoul's streets into car-clogged rivers and leaving at least eight people dead and seven others missing.