South Korea floods trigger landslides and leave at least 14 dead
Thousands of roads and buildings have been damaged and submerged by raging floodwaters, with reports of damage to farmland and widespread death of livestock.Much of the destruction has been in the country's south, with six people killed and seven missing in Sancheong county.Casualties have also occurred in a northern mountainous region near Seoul, as well as other western and northern areas.Serious landslide warnings have been issued in several regions nationwide, while the government launched a multi-agency recovery effort on Sunday.
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