Deadly floods hit South Korean capital

Nearly 800 buildings in Seoul and nearby cities were damaged while at least 790 people were forced to evacuate from their homes, South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety said.

The country's weather agency maintained a heavy rain warning for the Seoul metropolitan area and nearby regions on Tuesday and said the precipitation may reach 5 to 10 centimeters an hour in some areas.

It said around 10 to 35 centimeters of more rain was expected across the capital region through Thursday.More than 43 centimeters of rain were measured in Seoul's hardest-hit Dongjak district from Monday to noon Tuesday.

The per-hour precipitation in that area exceeded 14 centimeters at one point Monday night, which was the highest hourly downpour measured in Seoul since 1942.