6 dead, 8 missing due to torrential downpours in S. Korea
수도권•중부 '물폭탄'에 이틀간 6명 사망•8명 실종
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Torrential rain lashed South Korea over the weekend causing six deaths and leaving eight missing.
More than 14-hundred people had to flee to emergency shelters.
It also damaged infrastructure and hundreds of properties.
Eum Ji-young has more.
The torrential rain devastated many parts of South Korea over the weekend, especially in the capital and its surrounding regions.
According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters as of 7:30 PM on Sunday, six deaths were confirmed while eight others are unaccounted for.
The casualties were mostly caused by flooding and landslides.
Among the dead, one person in Gyeonggi-do Province and 4 others in Chungcheongbuk-do Province died on Sunday due to a landslide.
The previous day, a man in his 80s was killed as he has been swept away by a swift current.
Six people were injured in Gangwon-do Province due to a landslide.
Also, it flooded more than 90 houses leaving at least 360 people homeless and roughly 14-hundred people have temporarily evacuated and are taking emergency shelter.
Parts of Gangwon-do Province and Gyeonggi-do Province saw up to 80 millimeters of precipitation an hour over the weekend.
At least 107 landslides occurred in Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongbuk-do Provinces, damaging private and public facilities.
Meanwhile, several roads have been closed in Seoul as the Hangang River's level has risen sharply.
The low-lying Jamsu Bridge in Seoul has been completely closed off to traffic since 5:30 PM on Sunday.
The government is focusing on the search for the missing,... and other recovery efforts are also ongoing.
Eum Ji-young Arirang News.
Our top story this morning.
Torrential rain lashed South Korea over the weekend causing six deaths and leaving eight missing.
More than 14-hundred people had to flee to emergency shelters.
It also damaged infrastructure and hundreds of properties.
Eum Ji-young has more.
The torrential rain devastated many parts of South Korea over the weekend, especially in the capital and its surrounding regions.
According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters as of 7:30 PM on Sunday, six deaths were confirmed while eight others are unaccounted for.
The casualties were mostly caused by flooding and landslides.
Among the dead, one person in Gyeonggi-do Province and 4 others in Chungcheongbuk-do Province died on Sunday due to a landslide.
The previous day, a man in his 80s was killed as he has been swept away by a swift current.
Six people were injured in Gangwon-do Province due to a landslide.
Also, it flooded more than 90 houses leaving at least 360 people homeless and roughly 14-hundred people have temporarily evacuated and are taking emergency shelter.
Parts of Gangwon-do Province and Gyeonggi-do Province saw up to 80 millimeters of precipitation an hour over the weekend.
At least 107 landslides occurred in Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheongbuk-do Provinces, damaging private and public facilities.
Meanwhile, several roads have been closed in Seoul as the Hangang River's level has risen sharply.
The low-lying Jamsu Bridge in Seoul has been completely closed off to traffic since 5:30 PM on Sunday.
The government is focusing on the search for the missing,... and other recovery efforts are also ongoing.
Eum Ji-young Arirang News.