Torrential Rains Kill 4, with 2 Missing, over 5,600 Evacuated
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 18 – Record rainfall exceeding 400 millimeters forced the evacuation of over 5,000 people and caused four deaths as authorities warn of ongoing landslide risks.
- On Friday heavy rains pounded South Korea for a third day, and four people died with two missing, the Interior and Safety Ministry said.
- Amid record downpours, Seosan, South Chungcheong province, received up to 344 millimeters of rain since Wednesday evening, and a record 114.9 mm of rain fell between 1.46 am and 2.46 am, marking July's highest hourly total since 1968, weather officials said.
- Rescue teams reported cases of residents trapped in vehicles and submerged homes, as local authorities evacuated 5,192 people across 13 cities and provinces.
- President Lee Jae Myung called for a stronger government role in disaster prevention and response, saying 'I see there were cases where casualties occurred because of a poor response when the situation was reasonably predictable' and urging all available resources be deployed.
- Warnings for torrential rain remained across western and southern regions, and the risk of landslides and flash floods is expected to persist through Saturday.
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At least three people have died and three are missing in landslides caused by heavy rains that hit South Korea, the local fire service announced today.
South Korea continues to experience heavy rain for fourth day, killing at least four people and evacuating more than 7,000 residents. 729 cases of damage to civilian infrastructure and 1,014 cases of damage to private property have been reported.
‘All residents are ordered to evacuate’ In Sancheong, half of the rain in a year will stop, and the heat will come soon. Heat wave warning issued for Haenam, Wando, and Jeju in Jeollanam-do. On the afternoon of the 19th, a farm in Sancheong-eup, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do was covered with soil runoff due to heavy rain. [Yonhap] [Herald Economy=An Se
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