The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in South Korea has risen to 32, according to Yonhap news, which reported on Sunday that rescuers recovered six more bodies from a bus trapped in a flooded underground tunnel in the central town of Osong.
Over ten individuals are missing, and hundreds have been forced to flee their houses due to rain damage.
since of Sunday morning, the death toll from the underpass flooding stands at seven, with more anticipated to be added since numerous others are reported to be trapped inside the tunnel.
The majority of fatalities were recorded in the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang, where 17 people perished as a result of landslides and home collapses, with nine more still missing.
According to the office, one more individual has gone missing in Busan.
Thirteen individuals have also been hurt as a result of the recent downpours around the country.
Over 7,000 individuals have already been evacuated from 13 cities and regions.
Due to the heavy rainfall, 211 roads have been blocked.
All rail operations have been halted, with the exception of KTX bullet trains on select parts.
According to the state-run meteorological office, the central Chungcheong provinces, as well as the southern Jeolla and Gyeongsang provinces, may get up to 300 mm of extra rain through Tuesday.
Landslip alerts have also been raised to the most severe category, “grave.”
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised “prompt” government efforts to find the missing persons.
A man died and almost 2,000 people were evacuated in neighbouring Japan as torrential rain hammered the northern Akita Prefecture over the weekend, local authorities said Sunday.
The guy was discovered in a flooded automobile on farmland in Gojome at 7:10 a.m. and was subsequently confirmed dead, according to Tokyo-based Kyodo News.
As of Sunday morning, around 2,100 people were housed in 77 evacuation centres throughout the city of Akita.