Flooding and landslides attributable to heavy rains in South Korea have killed at the very least seven individuals, and three others had been lacking on Saturday morning, the authorities stated.
Five individuals died inside buildings that had collapsed from landslides, and one particular person was buried in earth and sand, the Interior Ministry stated in a press release. A seventh particular person died after a highway collapsed underneath them.
Parts of central South Korea had been underneath a heavy rainfall advisory on Saturday morning, with rainfall of as much as 1.6 inches per hour anticipated in some locations later within the day, the ministry stated.
Heavy monsoon rain is anticipated through the summers in South Korea; the remainder of the 12 months is usually dry and sunny. Spring particularly brings the danger of wildfires.
Source: www.nytimes.com