Torrential rains were dumping up to 3 centimeters( 1.2 inches) per hour in some southern areas.... The office said the central and southern regions could still get as much as 20 centimeters( 7.9 inches) of additional rain through Tuesday. Returning from a trip to Europe and Ukraine, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held an emergency government meeting.... He called for officials to designate the areas hit hardest as special disaster zones to help funnel more financial and logistical assist