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Two days of heavy rain in South Korea have killed not less than seven folks and two others are lacking from landslides and flooding
On this picture launched by Gyeongbuk Hearth Station Headquarters through Yonhap, homes are destroyed by a landslide brought on by heavy rain in Mungyeong, South Korea, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Two days of heavy rain in South Korea killed a number of folks and some others lacking in landslides and floods, the federal government stated on Saturday. (Gyeongbuk/Yonhap Hearth Station Headquarters through AP)
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Seoul, South Korea — Two days of heavy rain in South Korea have left not less than seven folks useless and two others lacking from landslides and flooding, the federal government stated on Saturday. As well as, eight folks have been trapped earlier within the day following landslides in central areas.
Three folks have been killed on Saturday after landslides triggered by torrential rain buried their properties in two central cities, the Inside and Safety Ministry stated in a report. It stated two different folks have been additionally discovered useless in landslide-related accidents elsewhere on Saturday, and two different folks died in a constructing collapse brought on by landslides within the central metropolis of Nonsan on Friday.
In response to the report, two folks have been lacking on Saturday following flooding of their village within the central metropolis of Yecheon. It stated 5 folks have been injured on account of landslide-induced accidents, together with a prepare derailment, on Friday and Saturday.
South Korea has been hit by heavy rainfall since July 9. In response to the ministry’s report, about 1,570 folks needed to evacuate and 1000’s of households have been left with out electrical energy in latest days.
South Korea’s climate bureau stated some elements of the nation will proceed to expertise heavy downpours till Sunday.
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Torrential rains in South Korea kill not less than 7 folks in landslides and flooding
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