Thursday, 11 July 2024 Heavy rains in South Korea result in four fatalities and extensive damage to infrastructure and roads. Landslide warnings issued for 50 regions with 3,500 people stranded. Interior minister notes severity as rare occurrence. Tragic deaths include individuals trapped in flooded areas and swept away by overflowing streams. Total of 44 fatalities reported from recent floods in the country.
Parts of central South Korea have been battered by record rainfall leading to flooding and a deadly landslide, with the interior ministry reporting four dead. The country's weather agency says such rainfall is typically only seen once every 200 years.
Thursday, 11 July 2024
