Heavy downpours forecast across much of S. Korea

Heavy rain swept across South Korea on Monday, with parts of the southwest recording more than 200 millimeters of rain and another round of intense downpours expected in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province Gangwon Province and the North and South Chungcheong provinces later in the day. As of 10 a.m., heavy rain warnings were in effect for parts of the Chungcheong and western Jeolla regions. Rain was falling at rates of 20 to 50 mm per hour in western North Jeolla Province, according to the Korea M