16-7-2023 (SEOUL) The death toll from the torrential rains that hit South Korea over the past week has risen to 33, while 10 people remain missing, according to relevant authorities on Sunday. The central disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters reported that 33 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and central Chungcheong province. Heavy rain warnings were issued for the provinces, which recorded accumulated precipitation of more than 500 mm over the past week.
Ten people remain unaccounted for, including nine missing in the North Gyeongsang province. The flooding, housing collapses, and landslides have increased the casualties across the country. Seven bodies were recovered overnight from vehicles trapped in a flooded underground tunnel in the central town of Osong.
A total of 7,866 people from 13 cities and provinces have been evacuated due to the damage from the downpours. The number of damages to public facilities has reached 149 cases, which included the collapse of road slopes, road damage and destruction, mudslides and flooding. There were also 124 cases of damages to private facilities such as housing collapses and flooding, submerged vehicles, damaged fishing boats, and destroyed walls.
Floods and landslides submerged roads and homes across South Korea, killing at least 26 people and leaving 10 others missing as of late Saturday, officials said. https://t.co/ZLK3teicqz pic.twitter.com/j1QLYoFdWx
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