US EditionDamage mounts in South Korea as torrential rains enter fourth day
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 19 – At least nine people have died and over 7,000 evacuated as record monsoon rains cause 729 infrastructure damages including landslides and flooded roads, officials said.
- On Jul 19, 2025, torrential rains for four days caused at least five deaths and more than 7,000 evacuations, officials said.
- Across South Gyeongsang Province, over 700 millimeters of rain fell between Wednesday and Saturday, emphasizing the region's severe monsoon impact.
- Authorities reported the National Fire Agency issued a nationwide firefighting mobilisation order, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- A landslide in Sancheong County, South Gyeongsang Province, killed four, and authorities are conducting search and rescue operations for two missing.
- Forecasts show up to 250 millimeters of additional rainfall could fall today, authorities warned, risking further damage and casualties.
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At Least 17 People Killed in Devastating Floods and Landslides Following Days of Torrential Rain
According to local authorities, homes have collapsed, cars and campsites have been swept away, and farmlands have been severely damagedSeung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Torrential rains that slammed South Korea caused severe flooding and landslidesNEED TO KNOWAt least 17 people have died, and 11 people have been reported missing, in floods and landslides following days of torrential rain in South KoreaAccording to local authorities, homes have col…
The region of Sancheong, in the south of the country, affected by torrential rains, issued an evacuation warning to its 34,000 inhabitants, urging them "to evacuate immediately to a safe area".
Damage mounts in South Korea as torrential rains enter fourth day
Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, while livestock were stranded up to the neck in rising waters as the death toll reached four with two missing, authorities said.
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