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Heavy rain to continue nationwide until Friday
June 29, 2023
Heavy rain, accompanied by gusts of wind, thunder and lightning, was set to spread nationwide through Friday due to the northward movement of the monsoon front. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, heavy rain advisories have been issued in the Seoul metropolitan area, inland Gangwon, Chungcheong, North Gyeongsang and Jeolla provinces. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast very heavy rain of 30 to 60 millimeters per hour nationwide by Friday, calling for extra caution as the ground has been already