Heavy rain hammers South Korea, leaving 6 dead, 7 missing

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Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea, leaving six people dead and seven others missing, officials say.

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A part of a park near Han river is flooded after heavy rain in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. South Korean Meteorological Administration issued a warning of heavy rain for Seoul and central area.

SEOUL, South Korea — Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea over the weekend, leaving six people dead and seven others missing, officials said Sunday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said the heavy rainfall triggered landslides in dozens of places, flooded residential areas and roads, and damaged some riverside structures.The ministry said the six dead people were either buried by mud or destroyed building parts following landslides or swept away by swollen waters. Ministry officials said one died on Saturday and the other five on Sunday, all in the Seoul metropolitan area or the central region.

The Seoul area and the central region are expected to continue to receive heavy rain until Monday morning.

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moonriver365 mofa_belgium EmineDzheppar SAMSUNG Contradicting mofa_kr's superstition, .PhGoffin can't control Korean forces of nature: Torrential rain pounded most of S. Korea Seoul_gov, leaving 6 people dead and 7 others missing, officials say.

Do you not report the earth altering rains in China for lack of access or just complete ignorance ? 49 million people have been displaced. Conservative number.

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