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Korea Plagued with Flooding

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Drivers yesterday in Seoul

Yesterday, following heavy rains which resumed after nearly a straight month of rain, parts of Seoul and other northern cities flooded (We’re talking feet, not inches of flooding here.), were struck by landslides, and/or lost electricity. At this point, 32 have died from the flooding and landslides, including 10 Inha University students.

Responding to the news of the student deaths, Super Junior‘s Ryeowook tweeted,

@ryeong9: My heart is very in pain. I can’t believe this happened to a group of 8 students from Inha University who went to do voluntary service for the landslides in Chuncheon. I can’t believe it. May they rest in peace.

Translated by: @Jinn8812elf
Posted by: reneee (www.sup3rjunior.wordpress.com)

Members of U-KISS and FT Island also expressed their concern and wishes for everyone’s safety during the flooding over Twitter. Sangchu of Mighty Mouth tweeted in English:

Many lives have been lost in my neighborhood due to heavy rain n landslides today. We are so vulnerable to natural disasters. All victims and their families r in my prayers. R.I.P.

Flooded cars in Seoul

More rain is expected today. Please pray for the families and friends of those who have lost their lives, as well as those who have been displaced by the flooding. Pray also for those who will be affected by flooding from today’s rain.

(Twitter: ryeong9, SANGCHUKANGCHU, Star Advertiser)

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  • RoxyIsFerox

    While I would like to express my sympathy for those affected by flash flood, I could not help but somehow, feeling a bit vindicated.

    I never wanted Koreans to experience the same calamity like we, Filipinos, did during 2009 Typhoon Ondoy(Ketsana) Flash Flood. While we are at the height of the tragedy, a random Korean netizen used the name of Yoobin ranting against Filipinos to die on flood, that rain should not stop and drown monkeys like us. I hate generalizing Koreans but, is this how apathetically cruel Korean netizens are? They drove lots of celebrities and people to suicide like hell, they bullied “inappropriate” or “odd” celebrities, now Filipinos in the midst of tragedy? Never contented, even “thanked” Japan for blocking Tsunami and thanking God for punishing Japanese people. Japan has done so many atrocities in the past, but the atrocities done by Japanese imperialist does not represent Japanese people of all generations.

    I appreciate at how Korean celebs sympathized with victims, eventhough we can sense some ‘phoniness’ on them.

    Now that South Korea has experience flash flood, how does someone like “UglyYoobin”, “JenShwa” etc…etc… feel now? Are they feeling proud right now? Would they be able to spew shit on countries suffering at the height of disaster?

    Nevertheless, my prayers will be onto those affected by the flashflood. God Bless them!

  • acidimp

    Words on a screen are just that. Someone typing alone in their room may be venting frustration from their lives or just saying something stupid because they think it is cool. Korean society is so restrictive that I am not surprised people use online to vent.

    We all say stupid things and using words to hurt is an ugly side of humanity. But, feeling satisfaction from death and disaster just because of a few online words is even uglier.

    • RoxyIsFerox

      I am not feeling satisfied at how koreans affected by flood. I am saying this just to slap Korean netizens how would they feel now that flood has attacked them? do you understand english? My english may not be good, but what I want to imply is ‘schadenfreude’ at someone on a misfortune is stupid.

      I understand Korean society is restrictive, but doing the same thing UglyYubin did is still not right. Restrictive thingamabob is not a reason to act dimwitted. I do not throw some shizz at victims.

      For you, the words of UglyYubin is just words…. but do you realize how it could go worse if you really threw it when somebody is about to die in flood? My family members were affected by 2009 Ondoy, so if I felt a bit vindication, I couldn’t help it.

      Stop defending stupid Korean netizens please! This should also serve to parents they should be watchful of their kids, as well as their self-esteem instead of purging them to SKY Universities or Hogwons.

  • sierra

    Wow rain is serious this year. Last year it was the flooding in Pakistan. This year Korea. We’ve been having pretty bad weather down in the south too. It’s bizarre.

  • Offtopic

    Sangchu’s English is really good (:

  • cheerios

    I wonder if Nickhun is going to tweet about a natural disaster as “rearranging” things in a room again?

    RIP to those that died. This year is just filled with natural disasters in the East.

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