2023-07-16 17:05:00
At least 37 people have been killed in heavy rains in South Korea as authorities rush to help people trapped in underground tunnels. After the flood since Saturday but still not successful
Foreign news agencies reported that Rescuers in South Korea are trying to rescue people trapped inside a tunnel filled with water. After heavy rain for several days in a row until resulting in heavy flooding and many landslides Causing at least 37 deaths and 9 missing
South Korea is in the peak of the summer monsoon season. They have been suffering from heavy rains for more than four days, causing the water to overflow a large dam. until the flood Most recently, on Sunday, July 16, 2023, the Interior Ministry confirmed that 37 bodies had been found dead, and most of the missing. was buried alive by a landslide or fall into the reservoir
Hundreds of rescue workers are trying to reach more than 10 vehicles and an unknown number of victims. Trapped in a 430-km-long underground tunnel in Cheongju county of North Chungcheong Province, authorities tried to pump water out. But the water level was still too deep for search operations.
The tunnel has been flooded since Saturday. After the flood flow came so fast that the cars on the road might not escape in time. by until now Five people have been rescued from a bus stuck in a tunnel and nine bodies have been found, with divers racing once morest time to find the victims.
While 19 people were found dead and eight were missing in North Gyeongsang Province. Most of them were caused by landslides covering houses in the foothills. or washed away by the current following the river overflows its banks More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from their homes and so far have not been able to return.
The Korea Meteorological Agency forecast that There will be heavier rain throughout this coming Wednesday. and urged people to refrain from going out of their homes
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