US Edition17 Killed in Record Monsoon Floods as South Korea Launches Recovery Operations
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 20 – Heavy rains caused landslides and flash floods across South Korea, with nearly 4,000 people evacuated and 19 confirmed dead, officials said as recovery efforts continue.
- On Sunday, in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, nearly 170 mm of rain triggered floods and landslides, leaving five people missing.
- South Korea’s July monsoon season usually sees managed rainfall, but this week southern regions endured record hourly downpours, official data showed.
- Yonhap news agency reported that in Gapyeong, a woman in her 70s died when her house collapsed and a man in his 40s drowned, while AFP cited four missing after landslides.
- Interior Minister Yoon Ho-jung said the government would activate a pan-government recovery support headquarters on July 20, and sweeping recovery efforts were launched amid ongoing rescue operations.
- Forecasters warn further downpours could hit northern regions, including Seoul, and heavy rain is forecast in the capital area and Gangwon through Sunday morning.
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Korea's death toll rises to 19 after heavy rains, landslides
Another person has been confirmed dead after last week's heavy rains and landslides, bringing the total death toll to 19, the government said Tuesday. Nine others also remain missing, raising the total number of those dead or unaccounted for from the heavy rainfall between Wednesday and Sunday to 28, according to tentative data from the interior ministry. The casualties include 10 dead in the southern county of Sancheong, three in the northern c…
Heavy rainfall has claimed several lives in Asia in recent days, including in South Korea, where 19 people have died.
Deadly landslides claim mounting toll after heavy rain in South Korea
Two people have died and five were missing in the South Korean county of Gapyeong on Sunday (July 20) after a landslide engulfed houses and campsites and flooding swept away vehicles amid heavy rainfall.
Torrential Rain Leaves at Least 18 Dead in South Korea, Trail of Devastation
GAPYEONG, South Korea—Severe wet weather in South Korea eased on Monday following days of torrential rain that triggered floods and landslides and left at least 18 people dead, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on Monday. Nine people remained missing as of Sunday evening, the ministry said, with residents of the worst-hit areas in shock. At Gapyeong, some 38.5 miles northeast of the capital Seoul, some residents recalled narrow escape…
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der Standard DEHong Kong fought against Typhoon Wipha on Sunday, in the run-up to which the authorities had declared the highest warning level for the first time in two years. In South Korea, 14 people died within a few days due to heavy rain and floods.
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