No Filipino casualties reported amid South Korea flooding –DFA

There were no Filipino casualties reported after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding in South Korea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

According to Sam Nielsen’s Super Radyo dzBB report on Tuesday, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in South Korea was monitoring the situation, particularly in affected areas in Central Seoul.

The department said the embassy was also coordinating with Filipino communities in the affected areas.

South Korean Authorities on Tuesday said at least seven people were dead and seven more were missing after subway stations and major roads were affected in the South Korean capital Seoul due to massive flooding.

Dramatic images shared on social media late Monday showed people wading through waist-deep water, metro stations overflowing, and cars half-submerged in Seoul's posh Gangnam district, which was particularly hard-hit when torrential rains battered the city.

The downpour that began Monday is the heaviest rainfall in South Korea in 80 years, according to Seoul's Yonhap News Agency. — DVM, GMA News