Authorities warned on Saturday that additional rain could fall throughout the day, raising concerns about additional casualties and damage, according to the country’s official Yonhap news agency.
Weather officials have issued extreme caution against the possibility of landslides and flooding, with warnings issued for most of South Korea, and it is expected to rain until Monday in some places.
More than 2,800 of the over 7, 000 people who have been evacuated in recent days are still unable to return to their homes, according to the Ministry of Interior.
The Seosan province in South Chungcheong province, which is located just south of Seoul, has had the most precipitation since Wednesday, reaching a record of almost 20 inches (plus).
In just the last four days, the country has experienced 40% of its average annual rainfall, according to Yonhap.
A person who was declared dead inside a flooded car on a Seosan highway was one of the reported victims. According to Yonhap, the man was taken to a nearby hospital and later died.
A retaining wall collapsed onto a moving vehicle, killing a man in his 80s and killing a third person in his home’s basement. According to officials, a second person was discovered dead in a stream as well. In Gwangju, in the southwest of the city, two people are still missing.
After sheds and stables were flooded by the rainwater, cows in the province of Chungcheong were desperate to keep their heads above water.
Additionally, Yonhap reported 729 instances of public infrastructure damage, including flooded roads and river collapses. More than 1, 000 private property damage cases, including 59 submerged farmland and 64 flooded buildings, were reported.
In Korea’s neighbor, North , rain was also forecast.
Source: Aljazeera
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