South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue

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At least 21 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country's longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, ...

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The country's forestry agency has raised landslide warnings to its highest level in every region except the holiday island of Jeju.Five homes were buried in a landslide on Friday from a mountain behind a village in Gokseong, South Jeolla province, killing five people. Three people have been rescued.

Twelve local flights were cancelled at the regional Gwangju airport near the southwestern tip of the peninsula after the runway was flooded, according to Yonhap news agency. The city of Seoul warned people to stay away from basements, valleys and rivers as further torrential rains were expected on Saturday night.

South Korea's longest monsoon on record was 49 days in 2013. Current weather forecasts predict that this year's monsoon may last longer. In neighbouring North Korea, state media KCNA reported that Premier Pak Pong Ju, the country's third-highest ranking official,

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