South Korea sees at least 11 deaths amid historic flooding

Seoul, South Korea saw the heaviest rain the capital has seen in 115 years as a weather system moved over the northern part of the country and prompted the city to take action. The city has revived a $ billion plan to improve drainage after the flooding exposed how even its affluent Gangnam district is vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weather. Experts say the city’s capacity to drain water is far behind what’s needed to handle a deluge like what was seen this week. “(Seoul) rapidly expanded to become a city with a population of over 10 million by the 1990s, from two to three million in the 1960s, but the sprawling city was missing a detailed plan for a water control system,“ University of Seoul civil engineering professor Moon Young-il said. This week’s rain has killed at least 11 people across the northern part of the country as of Thursday morning. Power has also been knocked out, and the weather has resulted in landslides, flooded roads and sub