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SEOUL/GANGNEUNG, South Korea, June 20 (Yonhap) — Heavy rain hit Gangwon Province and the nation’s southern areas Saturday, the climate company stated, prompting authorities to limit entry to main mountainous nationwide parks and disrupting a neighborhood pageant.
Casualties weren’t reported as a result of rain that continued for the second straight day. However robust winds and downpours, particularly, hit Gangwon Province, the southern resort island of Jeju and the southeastern port metropolis of Busan, in line with climate officers.
As of 4 p.m., a most of 223 millimeters of rain had fallen on Misiryeong Cross in Gangwon Province, in line with the Gangwon Regional Workplace of Meteorology.
Pedestrians stroll by way of the rain with umbrellas in central Seoul on June 20, 2026. (Yonhap)
A heavy rain warning had been lifted as of 4 p.m. as rainfall eased, however robust winds and excessive waves have been nonetheless reported in waters off the nation’s east coast.
Earlier within the day, the nationwide park workplace of Mount Seorak in Gangwon Province restricted entry to high-altitude trails on the park.
Because the jap coastal metropolis of Gangneung acquired heavy rainfall, the organizer of the Gangneung Danoje Competition, a significant regional pageant, canceled or rescheduled a few of its applications.
Jeju acquired greater than 150 mm of rain for the second straight day, prompting the nationwide park workplace of Mount Halla, the best peak in South Korea, to shut a lot of the trails within the park.
The hearth service in Busan stated it acquired 49 instances of accidents associated to robust winds and heavy rain.
As of 8:30 a.m., the Korea Forest Service had raised a landslide warning for the Gangwon and North Gyeongsang provinces to “warning” from “consideration.”
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) earlier forecast rain will doubtless proceed throughout South Korea by way of Saturday night after heavy downpours drenched a lot of the nation in a single day.
The KMA warned of tough seas in southern and jap waters, with waves anticipated to achieve as much as 5 meters within the East Sea by way of Sunday.
Entry to a makeshift bridge arrange for the Gangneung Danoje Competition in Gangneung, about 170 kilometers east of Seoul, is restricted on June 20, 2026, because of heavy rain. (Yonhap)
This photograph, supplied by fireplace authorities in Gangneung, exhibits fallen timber amid heavy rain and powerful winds within the metropolis, some 170 kilometers east of Seoul, on June 20, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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