Torrential rains in South Korea have wreaked havoc, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes, killing at least 35 people and leaving more than a dozen reported missing.
Post Date – 12:53 PM, Sun – July 23rd 16th
Seoul: Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in South Korea, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes, killing at least 35 people and leaving more than a dozen reported missing, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing authorities.
Reports indicate that thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes due to the damage caused by heavy rains.
The Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said the country had apparently been hit by torrential rains since last week and that 10 people were still missing as of 11 a.m. local time, Yonhap News Agency reported.
In the central town of Osong, authorities found seven bodies, which were counted among the dead, inside a bus in a submerged underground tunnel.
In Osong City in North Chungcheong Province, the country’s Yonhap News Agency reported that heavy rains had caused the water level to rise the day before, causing the nearby river to flood and causing the 685-meter-long underground road to be submerged.
Casualties are expected to rise as rescue operations continue in the country. According to reports, 13 cities and counties in South Korea have implemented power assistance. Although power has been restored in most areas, there are still more than 8,300 households in Mungyeong, Yeongju, Yeecheon and other places in North Gyeongsang Province without electricity.
The report further pointed out that crops and roads were washed away due to flooding.
