Damage mounts in South Korea as torrential rains enter fourth day
SEOUL -- Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, while livestock were stranded up to the neck in rising waters as the death toll reached four with two missing, authorities said.
Lee Han-seob looks at his house, submerged during flooding caused by torrential rain, in Yesan, South Korea, July 18, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Rain will last until Monday in some areas, weather officials said, urging extreme caution against the risk of landslides and flooding, with warnings across most of the nation.
By 6:00 am on Saturday, 2,816 people were still out of their homes, the interior ministry said, from a total of more than 7,000 evacuated during the prior days of heavy rain, in which four have died and two are missing.
An aerial view of flooding caused by torrential rain in Yesan, South Korea, July 17, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Rainfall since Wednesday reached a record of more than 500 mm (20 inches) at Seosan, in the South Chungcheong province south of the capital, Seoul, it added.
Elsewhere in the province cows were desperately trying to keep their heads above water after sheds and stables flooded.
The tally of water-damaged structures stood at more than 641 buildings, 388 roads and 59 farms, the ministry said.
Firefighters take part in a rescue operation at a flooded area caused by torrential rain in Daegu, South Korea, July 17, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Rains were also expected in neighboring North Korea.
From Sunday to Tuesday 150 mm to 200 mm (6 inches to 8 inches) of rain could fall in some northern areas, rising to 300 mm (12 inches) in some remote regions, the weather agency said, according to state newspaper Rodong Sinmun.
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