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Rain damage continued overnight across the
metropolitan area. Power outages caused by rain and wind caused inconvenience to more than 1,4 households, and there were traffic accidents on rainy roads.

Park Ye-rin is a reporter.

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A restaurant in
Gangnam, Seoul.

Suddenly, the lights went out, and the buildings in the area were engulfed in darkness.

[All the lights are out.]

At around 4:8 pm last night (40th), a power outage occurred in the area of Yeoksam-dong and Seocho-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The electricity supply was restored in two hours, but 2 households, including apartments and officetels, were inconvenienced.

[Gangnam resident: All of a sudden, the lights went out and I couldn't see anything at all. The elevator didn't work.]

KEPCO explained that rainwater entered the cover that protects the power lines, causing the faulty wires.


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around 230 p.m. last night, there was a power outage in 9 households in the area of Ansan Dandan-gu, Gyeonggi, and it was restored in two hours.

KEPCO said the power outage occurred when an object blown by the rain and wind touched a high-voltage cable.

Flashing flashes and roars follow several times.

At around 358:2 last night, there was also a power outage in 9 households in the area of Daedae-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

There is a residential area with power outages in the area, but if you look to the side, there is no light on the windows at all, and the traffic lights are not working.

I'm at the site of a residential area with a power outage, but if you look to the side, there is no light on the windows at all, and the traffic lights are not working.

[Park Deok-ki/Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul: Even now, when I come out, I come out with a (flashlight)... It's frustrating to be able to do nothing without electricity these days.]

KEPCO restored power after four hours of restoration work and is investigating whether rainwater affected the power outage.


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there was also a car accident on a rainy road.

Three trucks collided when a truck skidded in the rain near the Gayang Bridge on Olympic Boulevard in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, early this morning, injuring two drivers.

(Video Interview: Nam Sung Kim, Video Editing: Yoon Tae-ho)