2023 South Korea floods
Heavy rainfall during the 2023 East Asian rainy season resulted in severe flooding and landslides across South Korea, primarily affecting residents in the provinces of North Chungcheong and North Gyeongsang. At least 47 people were killed and three are still missing as of 22 July 2023. The downpour is the heaviest in South Korea in 115 years and marked the third heaviest rainfall on record in South Korea.
A flooded road in South Korea | |
| Cause | Heavy rain |
|---|---|
| Meteorological history | |
| Duration | 25 June 2023 – 26 July 2023 (1 month and 2 days) |
| Flood | |
| Maximum rainfall | 372.8mm in Gunsan on 14 July |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 47 |
| Missing | 3 |
| Areas affected | North Chungcheong, North Gyeongsang, South Chungcheong |
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