Torrential rain hammers South Korea, leaving 6 dead
Residents brave rains and strong wind as they walk past uprooted trees along a highway in Can-avid town, Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on May 14, 2020, as Typhoon Vongfong makes landfall. AFP/Alren Beronio. Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
SEOUL, Aug 2, 2020, NBC News. Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea on Sunday, leaving six people dead and seven others missing, officials said., NBC News reported.
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.
Much of the damage occurred in the Seoul metropolitan area and the central region.
The ministry didn’t say how the six people died. South Korean media reported they were either buried by mud caused by landslides or drowned after being swept away by swollen waters.
The torrential rain also left six people injured and 360 others homeless, the ministry said.
The Seoul area and the central region are expected to continue to receive heavy rain until Monday morning.
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