Seoul, July 17, 2025 (AFP) - South Korean region hit by most rainfall in 120 years

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2025-07-17

Parts of South Korea were battered by torrential rains Thursday, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began in 1904, the country's weather agency said. South Korea typically experiences monsoon rains in July but three areas in the country's South Chungcheong province experienced some of the heaviest hourly downpours on record this week, official weather data showed. The western Seosan area was hit by rainfall......

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