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Record-breaking rainfall, flooding leaves at least 9 dead in Seoul, South Korea

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The Korea Herald reports that hundreds of people have lost their homes in the flooding, and hundreds more have been forced to evacuate and seek higher ground after rivers and streams overflowed their banks, pouring water onto local streets and highways in the city.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVAt least nine people have died, and six were reported missing in the Seoul area on Tuesday, August 9, after record overnight rainfall flooded South Korean homes, roads, and the Seoul metro system, according to local news reports. (Credit: @dreaming_woorim via Storyful)Videos posted to social media show incredible amounts of water covering roads across the city, leaving cars stranded and traffic backing up as water rose.An emergency meeting was held Monday with South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo to get more information on the unfolding situation and to mitigate other injuries and deaths as a result of the historic rainfall, according to a press release.South Korean President Seok-Yeol Yoon said it was "regrettable" that human lives have been lost and instructed local governments and other organizations to continue emergency work systems to do what they can to prevent more loss of life, the press release said.And because of the flooding in the Seoul area, access to low-lying areas like underpasses, riverbanks and other flood-prone regions will be restricted until further notice.A subway station in Seoul, South Korea, had to be closed after becoming inundated with floodwater on August 8.

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