2023-07-15 14:26:30
At least 22 people dead and 14 missing They have left the intense rains that caused floods and landslides in South Korea, according to the latest balance released this Saturday by the government.
Most of the victims were residents of North Gyeongsang province. As reported by the local news agency Yonhapsome of the deceased they were trapped inside their vehicles in an underground tunnel in a town in this region.
The authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 6,400 inhabitants central Goesan County, as a dam began to overflow and submerge nearby towns.
The rains also caused the rail service suspensionwith the exception of bullet trains, which will continue to operate with possible schedule adjustments, according to the Korea Railway Corporation.
He South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo He asked the authorities to act “preventively” once morest possible floods and requested support from the army in the rescue operations.
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