South Korea floods, 6 missing after heavy rain storm kills 8

At least eight people were killed and six were missing after one of the heaviest rain storms in 80 years hit Seoul, flooding streets and subway stations, and causing blackouts.

President Yoon Suk-yeol convened an emergency meeting at the National Disaster and Safety Status Control Center Tuesday after the storm dumped as much as 141 millimeters 5.5 inches of water an hour in parts of South Korea s capital. Three of the eight victims drowned in a basement apartment filled with water, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Local television showed drivers abandoning their cars in the upscale Gangnam district and residents wading in knee-high waters.

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