By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter
Central parts of the peninsula will experience heavy rainfall again through Tuesday evening, the Korea Meteorological Administration said Monday.
The weather agency said that a low pressure system will pass through North Korea, also pouring heavy rain over Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, along with thunder, lightening and strong winds.
Up to 80 millimeters of rainfall is forecast in northern Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces through Tuesday midnight, 30 to 60 millimeters in Seoul, southern Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces and parts of the Chungcheong region, and 20 to 40 millimeters in other parts of the nation.
``Residents in Gyeonggi and northern Gangwon provinces are advised to take precautions against damage such as landslides from torrential rains,'' a weatherman said.
Typhoon Soudelor, which is approaching southern China, is likely to add to the front passing over Korea, he said.
The front is expected to head toward the southern parts of the country Wednesday.
Jamsu Bridge over the Han River in Seoul, which has been inundated and closed since Sunday morning, was opened Monday evening. ``But it can be closed again due to the rain through Tuesday, so drivers are advised to check the bridge's condition before heading toward it,'' the weather official said.
In the meantime, the disaster management authorities said four people died, another one went missing and 146 people had their houses inundated in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province following Sunday's heavy rain.
More than 5,300 hectares of farmland in Gyeonggi, Gangwon and South Chungcheong provinces were flooded. The central parts of the nation were hit with about 300 millimeters of rainfall Sunday.