Seven Die, Two Missing In South Korea’s Flood Disaster

By Babatunde Solanke

After two days of heavy rain in South Korea, no fewer than seven people were confirmed dead and left two others missing .

Additionally, landslides left eight people trapped in central areas on Saturday, 15 July, 2023.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety confirmed the sad development adding that three people were killed Saturday after landslides caused by torrential downpours buried their houses in two central towns.

The ministry also confirmed that four other people were also found dead elsewhere in landslide-related accidents on Friday and Saturday, just as it added two other people died in a building collapse caused by landslides in the central city of Nonsan on Friday.

The report said two people were missing Saturday after flooding in their village in the central town of Yecheon. It said five people were injured due to landslide-caused accidents, including a train-derailment, on Friday and Saturday.

South Korea has been pounded by heavy rains since July 9. The ministry report said the rainfall forced about 1,570 people to evacuate and left thousands of households without electricity in the past several days.

South Korea’s weather agency said some parts of the country will continue to receive heavy rains until Sunday.