At least 14 dead, 12 missing as heavy rain pelts South Korea
Houses are submerged during flooding caused by torrential rain, in Yesan, South Korea, July 18, 2025. — Reuters pic
Sunday, 20 Jul 2025 12:31 PM MYT
SEOUL, July 20 — Two people have died and a further two were missing in the South Korean resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday, after a landslide engulfed houses and flooding swept away vehicles during a period of heavy rainfall.
This brings the nationwide death toll to 14 with 12 people missing since the rain began on Wednesday.
The rainfall is likely to stop on Sunday and be followed by a heat wave, the government weather forecaster said on Sunday.
The heavy rainfall, which had earlier lashed southern parts of South Korea, moved north overnight, it said. — Reuters
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kt remarks:
Unusual - one usually associates flooding with 'wetter' countries like Philippines, Indon, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Bangla but South Korea???
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