The Wall Street Journal Korea blog has some dramatic photos of the landslides in Seoul: http://on.wsj.com/oGb1E2 #, as does the Chosun Ilbo, including the above of the Umyeonsan landslide. An amateur video of the same landslide is below.
Tag: Extreme weather
Bridge of National Defense collapses into Nakdong River
‘Bridge of National Defense’ Collapses into Nakdong River – reportedly due the Four Rivers project. The Marmot has a timely feature on some of these historic bridges: http://bit.ly/kHg19s. Photo above from Joongang Ilbo #
Chuseok floods in Gwanghwamun
Best wishes for Chuseok everyone #. Above, flash floods in Gwanghwamun on 21 September, when 10cm of rain was falling in an hour in downtown Seoul.