Four killed as heavy rains lash South Korea

Seoul [South Korea], July 10 : Four people were killed in heavy rains that lashed the southern region of South Korea on Wednesday, as reported by Al Jazeera.

Torrential rains caused significant damage to infrastructure, property, and roads. Landslide warnings were issued for at least 50 regions, and around 3,500 people were stranded, according to the South Korean Ministry of the Interior and Safety, as reported by Al Jazeera.

South Korean Interior Minister Lee Sang-min described the situation, saying, "It was a level of severity seen once in about 200 years."

On Wednesday, the area received 131.7 mm of rainfall, which is over 10 per cent of Gunsan City's average annual rainfall.

A man trapped in the lift of an apartment in Nonsan died after the apartment was flooded.

Rescue personnel found a man in his 70s inside a house that had collapsed due to a landslide. He was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

Another man in his 60s died in Daegu after being sucked into a drainage system while inspecting his farm. Additionally, a man in his 70s died when his car was swept away by an overflowed stream.

On July 18, 2023, 44 people had died due to floods in South Korea.

The Marine Corps rescuers found the body of a woman in Yecheon, and a police rescue dog found another woman in her 70s in piles of wood shortly after noon, fire authorities said.

Later in the day, the body of a male victim was also found in the same county.

The three were among the nine people who remained missing in the aftermath of the landslides and floods caused by the heavy rains, which pounded the country.

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