of thousands of people. known as banjiha, these basement apartments were made famous by the oscar winning film parasite. but when seoul experienced its heaviest rain in 100 years, life suddenly imitated art. do you know how high the water came up? ji ae has raised her two sons in this banjiha. it s the only place they can afford, with house prices in seoul out of control. but this is now the second time they ve been flooded.
13 year old daughter s. as water submerged their home, they were trapped and around. these are semi basement apartments were made famous by the oscar winning film parasite. delete family tried desperately to follow water out of their home during a torrential downpour. today s outcome is far worse. this woman has lived above the family for ten years. by the time he arrived home last night their home was covered. translation: ifeel their home was covered. translation: i feel devastated about this tragedy. five if i had come home earlier perhaps i could have saved them. i have a lot of regrets. lot of regrets. early other country s lot of regrets. early other country s president - lot of regrets. early other| country s president visited lot of regrets. early other - country s president visited the apartment is w flooded so fast, the residents tell him, injust ten minutes. the fact that south korea s president visited the apartment this morning shows how significant these deaths are.
at least eight people have died, including three who were living in a basement apartment. our correspondent, jean mackenzie, reports from seoul. flood water cascades down into the heart of seoul, filling the city from the underground up. the rain is relentless, the flooding sudden. streets submerged, then cars and buses. this morning, people struggled to make sense of the destruction that scatters the city, as if part of a film set. but this is the scene of a real tragedy. living underground behind these tiny windows were two sisters and one of their 13 year old daughters. as water submerged their home, they were trapped and drowned. these semi basement apartments were made famous by the oscar winning film parasite. the lead family tried desperately to funnel water out of their home during a torrential downpour.
and one of their 13 year old daughters. as water submerged their home, they were trapped and drowned. these semi basement apartments were made famous by the oscar winning film parasite. the lead family tried desperately to funnel water out of their home during a torrential downpour. today s outcome is far worse. this man has lived above the family for ten years. by the time he arrived home last night, their home was covered. translation: i feel devastated about this tragedy. if i had come home earlier, perhaps i could have saved them. i have a lot of regrets. earlier, the country s president visited the apartment. it flooded so fast, the residents tell him, injust ten minutes. the fact that south korea s president visited this apartment this morning shows how significant these deaths are. they re a reminder that away from the glitzy and upmarket
parasite. the lead family tried desperately to funnel water out of their home during a torrential downpour. today s outcome is far worse. this man has lived above the family for ten years. by the time he arrived home last night, their home was covered. translation: i feel devastated about this tragedy. if i had come home earlier, perhaps i could have saved them. i have a lot of regrets. earlier, the country s president visited the apartment. it flooded so fast, the residents tell him, injust ten minutes. the fact that south korea s president visited this apartment this morning shows how significant these deaths are. they re a reminder that away from the glitzy and upmarket neighbourhoods nearby, there are still hundreds of koreans who are living in these basement apartments that are not safe. heavy rains are common