According to officials, seven people have died and three are still missing after South Korea was inundated by severe rains on Saturday. A dam overflow forced hundreds of residents to leave their homes.
Counties around the nation have been buried by severe rain over the last three days, and local media reports indicate that the death toll may increase later on Saturday.
Early on Saturday, the Goesan Dam started to flood due to the downpour, burying low-lying settlements nearby, and more than 6,400 residents in the central county of Goesan were told to leave, according to the interior ministry.
The seven fatalities since Friday were caused by landslides brought on by rain and building collapses, it was noted.
According to the ministry, a river flooded in North Gyeongsang province and carried away two of the three people who were reported missing.
According to the Korea Railroad Corporation, all normal train service across the country was halted at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), however KTX bullet trains continued to run with possible timetable changes.
Han Duck-soo, the prime minister of South Korea, encouraged officials to react “preemptively” to landslides and river overflows and asked the defense ministry for assistance with rescue efforts.
