South Korea floods trigger landslides and leave at least 14 dead
The country’s disaster management office said that at least 14 people died in floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in South Korea.
There is a fear that the death fee may increase as the urgent rescue efforts continue, and 12 people reported that they were missing.
Filming showed that people passing through thick mud in the landslide Hit Town on Sunday passed through a bridge damaged to evacuation shelters.
Further south, according to the video taken in the region on Saturday, the entire village was covered with land and debris after a landslide in the central Chungcheon region.
While the collateral has evacuated their homes since the start of Wednesday, more than 41,000 households have temporarily lost their power, as reported by local media. Approximately 3,800 people cannot return home due to destruction.
Rain is largely decreased in the worst southern and central areas, but on Sunday, capital is expected to be more downpour in seoul and northern regions of the country.
Thousands of roads and buildings were damaged and dipped due to flood waters full of damage to agricultural land and widespread death of farm animals.
In the south of most countries, six people were killed and seven people were in Sancheong. Two bodies were rescued in the rural district early on Sunday.
The country’s air estimator said that heavy rains were moved to the north overnight and the latest losses were recorded in a northern mountainous area near Seoul.
Other Western and Northern regions were shot in various regions of the country with serious landslide warnings.
Following a landslide swallowing, two people were killed in Gapyaong on Sunday and four were reported to be missing.
Gyeonggi State Fire Brigade, sixty -three people were saved, he said.
While the government launched a multi-institutional rescue effort on Sunday, President Lee Jae-Myung ordered it to be declared as disaster regions for the worst hit areas.
Interior Minister Yun Ho-Jung asked local authorities to quickly activate “all resources”.
The rainfall is expected to end late on Sunday and follow a heat wave.
