By Online Desk
Seven people have died, seven injured, three were missing, and thousands evacuated in South Korea today, officials said, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam.
In a statement released by the Interior Ministry, five people died inside buildings that had collapsed from landslides, and one person was buried under earth and sand. A seventh person died in a road collapse.
Parts of central South Korea were under a heavy rainfall advisory on Saturday morning, with rainfall of up to 1.6 inches per hour expected in some places later in the day, the ministry said.
The transport ministry has also released a statement about a train that was derailed when a landslide threw earth and sand over tracks in North Chungcheong province.
As per 11 am local time, 1567 people had been evacuated nationwide, according to the ministry of interior and safety, and the number could rise as water overtopped the dam in North Chungcheong province, reports Reuters.
Korea Railroad Corp said that all regular train service nationwide will be suspended, although KTX bullet trains will remain operational with some schedule adjustments.
In a meeting with government agencies on Saturday, Prime Minister Han Duck Soo called for the military to actively join in rescue activities.
Seven people have died, seven injured, three were missing, and thousands evacuated in South Korea today, officials said, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam.
In a statement released by the Interior Ministry, five people died inside buildings that had collapsed from landslides, and one person was buried under earth and sand. A seventh person died in a road collapse.
Parts of central South Korea were under a heavy rainfall advisory on Saturday morning, with rainfall of up to 1.6 inches per hour expected in some places later in the day, the ministry said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
The transport ministry has also released a statement about a train that was derailed when a landslide threw earth and sand over tracks in North Chungcheong province.
As per 11 am local time, 1567 people had been evacuated nationwide, according to the ministry of interior and safety, and the number could rise as water overtopped the dam in North Chungcheong province, reports Reuters.
Korea Railroad Corp said that all regular train service nationwide will be suspended, although KTX bullet trains will remain operational with some schedule adjustments.
In a meeting with government agencies on Saturday, Prime Minister Han Duck Soo called for the military to actively join in rescue activities.
