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#Yoon Suk-yeol(LEAD) Yoon visits semi-basement apartment where flood killed 3 related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with spokesperson's briefing in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol visited a semi-basement apartment in Seoul on Tuesday where a flash flood the previous... 16:11 Aug. 09 -
#murderProsecution refiles murder charge against university freshman in campus rape case related article
By Kim Han-joo INCHEON, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Tuesday they have refiled a murder charge against a university freshman accused of attempting to rape a female schoolmate and causing her... 15:19 Aug. 09 -
#flooding abandoned carsCars abandoned on Seoul streets after heavy downpours and flooding
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A disaster movie-like scene unfolded in southern Seoul on Tuesday morning, as a large number of cars abandoned the previous night by flood-stricken motorists were left una... 14:37 Aug. 09 -
#Yoon Suk-yeol
Yoon visits semi-basement apartment where flood killed 3 related article
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol visited a semi-basement apartment in Seoul on Tuesday where a flash flood the previous night killed a family of three. Yoon visited the apartmen... 14:23 Aug. 09 -
Today in Korean history
Aug. 10 1934 -- A massive flood hits the southern part of Korea, leaving 800 people dead. 1940 -- Two major Korean vernacular dailies, the Chosun Ilbo and the Donga Ilbo, are closed by Japan'... 14:00 Aug. 09 -
#torrential rains(4th LD) 8 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info throughout) By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving eight people dead and six ot... 13:54 Aug. 09 -
#school entry ageVice education minister hints at scrapping proposal to lower school entry age related article
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Vice Education Minister Jang Sang-yoon said Tuesday it has become "realistically difficult" to continue to push ahead with a widely unpopular proposal to lower the element... 13:52 Aug. 09 -
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ----------------- (3rd LD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years SEOUL -- The heavie... 12:47 Aug. 09 -
#torrential rains(3rd LD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 3rd para) By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving seven people dead and six oth... 11:38 Aug. 09 -
#Yoon Suk-yeol(LEAD) Yoon calls for all-out efforts to minimize damage from heavy rains related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks in paras 1-8; CHANGES headline) By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Tuesday to make all-out efforts to minimize ... 11:38 Aug. 09 -
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#Seoul record rainfallSeoul districts battered by month's worth of rain in one day
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Residents in some districts of Seoul were dumbfounded by the unusually strong torrential rain this week, as a month's worth of precipitation fell in just one day. The K... 11:26 Aug. 09 -
#pardonJustice ministry reviews candidates for presidential pardons related article
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Justice Ministry on Tuesday reviewed candidates for presidential pardons to be granted on the occasion of next week's Liberation Day amid attention as t... 11:19 Aug. 09 -
#torrential rains(2nd LD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
(ATTN: UPDATES with details throughout; ADDS photo at bottom) By Park Boram SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving seven peop... 10:16 Aug. 09 -
#Yoon Suk-yeol
Yoon holds emergency meeting to deal with heavy rains related article
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over an emergency meeting Tuesday to respond to the heaviest rainfall in 80 years that left seven people dead and six others missing, his ... 10:01 Aug. 09 -
#torrential rains(LEAD) 7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
(ATTN: UPDATES with details, photos from 4th para) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving seven people dead and six others mi... 09:03 Aug. 09 -
Tuesday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:00 Aug. 09 -
#torrential rains7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving seven people dead and six others missing, as well as flooding homes, vehicles, buildin... 07:37 Aug. 09 -
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 9. Korean-language dailies -- Downpours hit greater Seoul area; roads leading back home swamp... 06:56 Aug. 09
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