WATCH: In 2 minutes, heavy rain floods Korean university canteen | Inquirer Technology

WATCH: In 2 minutes, heavy rain floods Korean university canteen

/ 03:03 PM July 11, 2016

In a span of two minutes, a university canteen in South Korea became a “river.”

A viral video posted on Facebook shows ponderous rainwater pouring and bursting through the ceiling of a cafeteria in Yonsei University in Seoul on Friday, July 1.

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University student Jahun Yoo posted the shocking footage on the same day with the caption, “A real situation.”

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The two-minute-30-second video shows a light drizzle of rainwater from the ceiling instantly transform into a waterfall after a part of it falls down. Panicky students grabbed their books and bags, and rushed to safety. The video racked up nearly 90,000 views as of this writing.

Korean Facebook users commented on the video, commiserating with those who had lost their the books and gadgets. They described the horrifying clip as ” a scene from disaster movies.”

Heavy monsoon rains shook up Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces in the past few days, causing traffic jams, street floods, and the collapse of establishments, Korean media reported.  Gianna Francesca Catolico

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TOPICS: Facebook, Seoul, South Korea, viral video, Yonsei University
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