Korean Peninsula Flooded by a Month's Worth of Rain in One Week

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An infrared satellite image of the clouds over the Korean Peninsula taken on July 12, 2013. (Image credit: Korean Meteorological Administration)

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The first half of the month had yielded periods of flooding rainfall to much of the Korean Peninsula, and more is on the way.

Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, has reported rainfall on all but three days of the month. Rainfall has totaled 18.04 inches so far this month, more than 200 percent of normal.

Around 20 inches of rain has been reported in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, also more than double the monthly average.

This extended period of rain has led to flooding and mudslides that have claimed the lives of several people in South Korea.

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The latest round of heavy rainfall claimed the lives of seven construction works due to the raging flood waters of the Han River.

Unfortunately, more heavy rains are expected as a slow moving frontal boundary continues to shift north to south across the peninsula into early next week.

The heaviest rain fell across North Korea earlier in the week before shifting into northern South Korea later Tuesday night into Wednesday.

A brief pause in the flooding rainfall is expected on Friday, before the front presses back into North Korean on Saturday. This front will stall near the border of North and South Korean leading to rounds of heavy rainfall from Sunday through Tuesday.

Also some tropical moisture from Cimaron could be pulled northward only further enhancing the threat for life-threatening flooding across the region.

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