Flooding and landslides attributable to heavy rains in South Korea have killed not less than seven folks, and three others have been lacking on Saturday morning, the authorities mentioned.
5 folks died inside buildings that had collapsed from landslides, and one particular person was buried in earth and sand, the Inside Ministry mentioned in a press release. A seventh particular person died after a highway collapsed below them.
Components of central South Korea have been below a heavy rainfall advisory on Saturday morning, with rainfall of as much as 1.6 inches per hour anticipated in some locations later within the day, the ministry mentioned.
Heavy monsoon rain is anticipated in the course of the summers in South Korea; the remainder of the 12 months is usually dry and sunny. Spring particularly brings the chance of wildfires.
