SEOUL, South Korea — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for 5 days have left 14 individuals useless and 12 others lacking, the federal government stated Sunday.
One particular person was killed on Sunday after their home collapsed throughout heavy rain and one other particular person was discovered useless after being swept by a swollen stream in Gapyeong, a city northeast of Seoul, the Inside and Security Ministry stated.
The ministry stated eight individuals had been found useless and 6 others had been reported lacking within the southern city of Sancheong on Saturday after heavy downpours brought about landslides, home collapses and flash floods there.
A ministry report stated that six individuals stay lacking in Gapyeong and the southern metropolis of Gwangju.
Earlier final week, three individuals had been discovered useless in a submerged automotive, and an individual was additionally killed when their automotive was buried by soil and concrete after a retaining wall of an overpass collapsed in Osan, simply south of Seoul, throughout heavy rain.
As of 9 a.m. on Sunday, about 3,840 individuals stay evacuated from their properties, the ministry report stated. The rain stopped in most of South Korea on Sunday, and heavy rain alerts have been subsequently lifted all through the nation, ministry officers stated.
Since Wednesday, southern areas have obtained as much as about 600-800 millimeters (24-31 inches) of rain, in line with the ministry report.
