1. RECORD FLOODING IN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA: MUDSLIDES EXACERBATE DISASTER IN S KOREA TUESDAY, JULY 20 - THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction

2. CHRONOLOGY OF THE DISASTER The heaviest rainfall to impact N and S Korea in a century started on Tuesday, July 20 th. The Han River, which runs through Seoul, reached its highest point just before dawn on Sunday, July 25 th

3. CHRONOLOGY OF THE DISASTER A series of deadly mudslides was triggered in South Korea (e.g., CHUNCHEON) on Wednesday, July 27 th. South Korea mobilized 100,000 soldiers in a massive search and rescue effort after mudslides.

4. DIMENSIONS OF THE DISASTER More than 200 people were killed and more than 80,000 left homeless by the flooding. Victims included a volunteer summer camp for local children, which was buried by a mudslide around midnight.

5. DIMENSIONS OF THE DISASTER About 126,000 households across South Korea suffered from power outages. US military bases in South Korea were also battered by the flash floods and landslides.

6. NORTH KOREA: SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2011

7. NORTH KOREA: SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2011

8. SOUTH KOREA: 100,000 SOLDIERS MOBILIZED FOR SEARCH/RESCUE

9. SOUTH KOREA: SEARCH AND RESCUE AFTER MIDSLIDES

10. SOUTH KOREA: BEGINNING THE CLEAN UP; JULY 28TH