South Korea’s capital has been hit by major flash flooding as this year’s rainy season has caused chaos in central parts of the city including the Gangnam district.
https://twitter.com/fatima_gunning/status/1556710102329135106
Cars were submerged in some areas, leaving a man trapped on the hood of his vehicle.
Condition in som area in Seoul now. I hope Dreamies have a safe trip back to home, it's a crazy flood..https://t.co/glOFMyHazI
— 쿠키🐹 (@7DREAMPJS) August 8, 2022
Rainwaters also gushed onto a bus full of passengers.
The floods in seoul is so bad 😭😭😭😭 remind me of selangor last time~ please stay safe everyone in seoul 🥺🤍https://t.co/DBcwPpZWg3
— ('ㅅ') 세훈이 운명 (⊼⌔⊼) (@xunqisbbh) August 8, 2022
Levels of rain are so high that subway stations experienced burst ceilings and platforms were completely filled up with water.
The flooding has caused thousands of euros of damage to businesses, many of which are family operated.
https://twitter.com/fatima_gunning/status/1556710597537980418
My god . Look at the floods in Seoul. And this is happening worldwide – floods like that. Hope we’d all take climate changes seriously. https://t.co/Y1b5g5j6JE
— abs-oluteM (@triplem11543909) August 8, 2022
Emergency services are believed to be working tirelessly to pump water away from some of the worst affected areas.