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CNA
3 days ago
- Climate
- CNA
Damage mounts in South Korea as torrential rains enter fourth day
SEOUL: Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday (Jul 19) kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, while livestock were stranded up to the neck in rising waters as the death toll reached four with two missing, authorities said. Rain will last until Monday in some areas, weather officials said, urging extreme caution against the risk of landslides and flooding, with warnings across most of the nation. By 6am on Saturday, 2,816 people were still out of their homes, the interior ministry said, from a total of more than 7,000 evacuated during the prior days of heavy rain, in which four have died and two are missing. Rainfall since Wednesday reached a record of more than 500mm at Seosan, in the South Chungcheong province south of the capital, Seoul, it added. Elsewhere in the province cows were desperately trying to keep their heads above water after sheds and stables flooded. The tally of water-damaged structures stood at more than 641 buildings, 388 roads and 59 farms, the ministry said. Rains were also expected in neighbouring North Korea.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Climate
- The Guardian
Death toll grows from torrential rains in South Korea with thousands unable to return home
Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, as the death toll reached four people. Rain is forecast to last until Monday in some areas, as officials urged extreme caution against the risk of landslides and flooding, with warnings issued across most of the country. By 6am on Saturday, 2,816 people were still out of their homes, the interior ministry said, from a total of more than 7,000 evacuated during the prior days of heavy rain, in which four people have died and two people are missing. Rainfall since Wednesday reached a record of more than 500mm at Seosan, in the South Chungcheong province south of Seoul. Elsewhere in the province cows were desperately trying to keep their heads above water after sheds and stables flooded. The tally of water-damaged structures stood at more than 641 buildings, 388 roads and 59 farms, the ministry said. Rains were also expected in neighbouring North Korea. From Sunday to Tuesday 150-200mm of rain could fall in some northern areas, rising to 300mm in some remote regions, according to state newspaper Rodong Sinmun.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Climate
- Reuters
Damage mounts in South Korea as torrential rains enter fourth day
SEOUL, July 19 (Reuters) - Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, while livestock were stranded up to the neck in rising waters as the death toll reached four with two missing, authorities said. Rain will last until Monday in some areas, weather officials said, urging extreme caution against the risk of landslides and flooding, with warnings across most of the nation. By 6 a.m. on Saturday, 2,816 people were still out of their homes, the interior ministry said, from a total of more than 7,000 evacuated during the prior days of heavy rain, in which four have died and two are missing. Rainfall since Wednesday reached a record of more than 500 mm (20 inches) at Seosan, in the South Chungcheong province south of the capital, Seoul, it added. Elsewhere in the province cows were desperately trying to keep their heads above water after sheds and stables flooded. The tally of water-damaged structures stood at more than 641 buildings, 388 roads and 59 farms, the ministry said. Rains were also expected in neighbouring North Korea. From Sunday to Tuesday 150 mm to 200 mm (6 inches to 8 inches) of rain could fall in some northern areas, rising to 300 mm (12 inches) in some remote regions, the weather agency said, according to state newspaper Rodong Sinmun.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
At least 4 dead and 1,300 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea
A road is covered with earth and rocks brought by a nearby landslide due to heavy rain at a village in Yesan, South Korea, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Yoo Hyung-seok/Yonhap via AP) SEOUL, South Korea — Two days of heavy downpours in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced more than 1,300 others to evacuate, officials said Thursday. One person was killed when their car was buried by soil and concrete after a retaining wall of an overpass collapsed in Osan, just south of Seoul, during heavy rain on Wednesday, the Interior and Safety Ministry said. Three other people were separately found dead Thursday in a submerged car, a stream, and a flooded basement in southern regions. Ministry officials said they were still investigating whether those deaths were directly caused by heavy rain. The heavy rain has forced the evacuation of 1,382 people from their homes, the ministry said in a statement, adding 46 flights have been cancelled. Parts of southern South Chungcheong province have received up to 420 millimetres (16.5 inches) of rain since Wednesday, according to the ministry. Associated Press, The Associated Press
Japan Times
4 days ago
- Climate
- Japan Times
Torrential rain pounds South Korea for third day as thousands take shelter
Heavy rains pounded South Korea for a third day on Friday in a deluge that has killed at least four people, forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and destroyed property and infrastructure. Warnings of torrential rain remained in effect for most of the country's western and southern regions and the weather service advised extreme caution, with landslides and flooding possible through Saturday. More than 5,000 people were evacuated at one time, but the number of people in shelters had fallen to 3,297 as of 11 a.m., the Interior and Safety Ministry said. Rainfall of more than 400 millimeters hit some southern regions, including in the city of Gwangju, in the 24 hours to early Friday, the ministry said. Thursday's downpour in Gwangju was the highest daily total in 86 years. Four people have died in the rains and two were missing, the ministry said. Two were trapped in cars on flooded roads and another died in a basement under floodwater in the central South Chungcheong province, it said. A driver was killed after a 10-meter-high roadside wall collapsed on top of a moving vehicle on Wednesday in Osan, some 44 kilometers south of Seoul, fire agency officials said. President Lee Jae Myung has called for a stronger government role in disaster prevention and response, saying that while natural disasters are hard to prevent, more can be done to anticipate damage and warn the public. "I see there were cases where casualties occurred because of a poor response when the situation was reasonably predictable," he said at an emergency meeting on Friday, calling for all available resources to be deployed.
