At least two more people were killed in South Korea on Sunday (July 20) as heavy downpours continued to lash the country, bringing this week’s death toll to at least 14.
According to the Interior Ministry, the situation remains critical, with 12 people still unaccounted for since the torrential rain began on Wednesday (July 16).
00:00At least two more people were killed in South Korea on Sunday as heavy downpours continued to lash the country, bringing this week's death toll to at least 14.
00:12According to the Interior Ministry, the situation remains critical, with 12 people still unaccounted for since the torrential rain began on Wednesday.
00:21In Gapyong County, Gyeonggi Province, nearly 170 mm of rain fell early Sunday. Two deaths have been confirmed, and four others are still missing.
00:31Yonhap News Agency reported that a woman in her 70s was killed when her home collapsed in a landslide, while the body of a man in his 40s was found drowned near a bridge.
00:42The southern county of Sancheong has been the hardest hit, recording nearly 800 mm of rain since Wednesday.
00:49Search and rescue teams discovered two more bodies there on Sunday, raising the local death toll to eight, with six still missing.
00:57South Korea typically experiences monsoon rains in July and is generally well prepared.
01:03However, the recent downpours in the country's southern regions are among the most intense ever recorded in such a short span.
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