■ Heavy wet weather pouring into the central part of the country for two consecutive days, leading to a series of collapses that failed to beat the weight of the snow. The market, the roof of the shed, and trees have collapsed, causing a series of casualties everywhere.
■ In particular, the heavy snow was mainly concentrated overnight, leading to a second day of chaos on the way to work in the Seoul metropolitan area. With some trains suspended and people giving up going to work, more than 1,000 schools in the Seoul metropolitan area have been closed urgently.
■ The Bank of Korea also cut its economic growth forecast for next year to 1.9 percent from 2.1 percent. As a result, the benchmark interest rate was unusually cut twice in a row to 3%. Concerns are growing that the economic low growth trend will solidify.
■ The Democratic Party of Korea decided to deal with a revision of the rules that excludes the ruling party from the process of recommending Kim Gun-hee's permanent special prosecutor at a plenary session shortly. The people's power is strongly opposed, saying the opposition party is trying to politically abuse the special prosecutor.
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