One Dead as 800mm of Rain Brings Landslides to South Korea Days After Drought
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The Independent
The Independent (US)One dead as 800mm of rain brings landslides to South Korea days after drought
Roads across the region were cut off and flooding along the coast was made worse by high tide
124.5mm of torrential rain hits Geoje in one hour… Cumulative rainfall exceeds 800mm during Liberation Day holiday alone. 4 casualties due to landslides, 165 evacuated from 3 cities/counties… Shop windows shattered and asphalt torn up. Reporters Lee Jeong-hun and Kim Seon-gyeong = Drought across Gyeongnam during the 3-day Liberation Day holiday.
Heavy rainfall in Geoje and Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, has caused large-scale damage, including flooded school facilities and the risk of landslides. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety activated Level 1 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for emergency response, and 154 residents of the Geoje area were rescued or evacuated. Damage reports received across Busan and South Gyeongsang Province have exceeded…
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Jun-seok = The Ministry of the Interior and Safety activated Level 1 of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters as of 6 a.m. on the 17th, following the issuance of heavy rain warnings for Busan, Gyeongnam, and Jeju...
Heavy rains hit southern South Korea on August 17, triggering landslides. The photo shows a shipbuilding company on Geoje Island in southern South Korea on May 17, 2005. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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