The hotel contacted me that I was floating around in cars...Gwangju's all-time downpour, NC team tied up

Jul 17, 2025

The hotel contacted me that I was floating around in cars...Gwangju's all-time downpour, NC team tied up
NC Dinos' squad has not been able to leave Gwangju Kia Champions Field with the decision to cancel the rain against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 17th. This is because it is difficult to access the accommodation due to heavy rain. Gwangju = Reporter Kim Min-kyung



"The water was submerged under the overpass, so the car was floating around. The hotel contacted us not to enter the entire squad."

The NC Dinos team is unable to do this or that while the match against the Gwangju KIA Tigers was canceled due to heavy rain on the 17th. Due to too much rain in a short period of time, the area near NC's lodging for the Gwangju expedition was submerged in rainwater. The hotel has informed us to wait in the stadium until the rain stops.

NC manager Lee Ho-joon said "The water overflowed in front of the hotel, so the entire team was contacted not to come into the hotel. It's right next door, and I was told not to move the car. The water was submerged under the overpass, so the car was floating around, he was embarrassed, explaining.




The players are staying at Gwangju Kia Champions Field for now and conducting indoor training. Players are in a situation where they have to wait indefinitely in the stadium without knowing when they will be able to enter the accommodation.

Director Lee said, `There is a forecast that the rain will stop for a while. If the water is draining a little, I think I'll have to move then. Today (17th) I don't think I should take a step forward as soon as I enter the hotel room," he stressed.

The hotel contacted me that I was floating around in cars...Gwangju's all-time downpour, NC team tied up
Muddy water overflows from Gwangju Stream near Yangdong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, on the afternoon of the 17th when the heavy rain warning took effect.Yonhap News
The hotel contacted me that I was floating around in cars...Gwangju's all-time downpour, NC team tied up
A road in Hak-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, was submerged in muddy water on the afternoon of the 17th when the heavy rain warning took effect, causing traffic jams. Yonhap News
Rainwater also hit the team's locker room as water flooded the dugout due to the lack of muddy water on the Gwangju Kia Champions Field ground. All cars parked in the underground parking lot of the stadium were informed to move to the ground parking lot.

KIA's team, which completed team training early, has returned home early. According to KIA officials, some of the players who remained in the stadium were also stranded in the stadium.

An emergency disaster text message was also sent to prepare for flood damage due to heavy rain of more than 50 millimeters per hour near the first protest building in Seo-gu, Gwangju. A heavy rain warning has been issued in Gwangju Metropolitan City, and there are areas where more than 90mm of rain is poured per hour, which is feared to cause major damage.

The remaining players in the stadium are waiting for the rain to subside.




The hotel contacted me that I was floating around in cars...Gwangju's all-time downpour, NC team tied up
Gwangju Kia Champions Field, where the ground was flooded by heavy rain. Gwangju = Reporter Kim Min-kyung




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.