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South Korea floods trigger landslides and leave at least 14 dead South Korea floods trigger landslides and leave at least 14 dead
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Strong floodwaters swept cars away in Gapyeong provinceStrong floodwaters swept cars away in Gapyeong province
At least 14 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, the country's disaster management office has said.At least 14 people have died in floods and landslides caused by days of torrential rain in South Korea, the country's disaster management office has said.
There are fears the death toll could rise as rescue efforts continue, with 12 people reported missing. There are fears the death toll could rise as emergency rescue efforts continue, with 12 people reported missing.
Nearly 10,000 people have evacuated their homes since the downpour began on Wednesday while more than 41,000 households have temporarily lost power, according to local media. Footage showed people wading through thick mud in the landslide-hit resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday as they made their way across a damaged bridge to evacuation shelters.
The rain has now largely subsided in the worst-hit southern and central areas, but more downpours are expected in the capital Seoul and northern regions. Further south, an entire village was covered with earth and debris following a landslide in the central Chungcheon region, according to video taken in the area on Saturday.
Thousands of roads and buildings have been damaged and submerged by raging floodwaters, with reports of damage to farmland and widespread death of livestock. Nearly 10,000 people have evacuated their homes since the downpour began on Wednesday, while more than 41,000 households have temporarily lost power, as reported by local media. Around 3,800 people are unable to return home due to the destruction.
Much of the destruction has been in the country's south, with six people killed and seven missing in Sancheong county. The rain has largely subsided in the worst-hit southern and central areas, but more downpours are expected in capital Seoul and the country's northern regions on Sunday.
Casualties have also occurred in a northern mountainous region near Seoul, as well as other western and northern areas. Thousands of roads and buildings have been damaged and submerged by raging floodwaters, with reports of damage to farmland and the widespread death of livestock.
Serious landslide warnings have been issued in several regions nationwide, while the government launched a multi-agency recovery effort on Sunday. Much of the destruction has been in the country's south, with six people killed and seven missing in Sancheong. Two bodies were recovered in the rural county early on Sunday.
The heavy rainfall moved north overnight, the country's weather forecaster said, with some of the latest casualties recorded in a northern mountainous region near Seoul.
Other western and northern areas have been hit, with serious landslide warnings issued in several regions nationwide.
Two people were killed and four were reported missing in Gapyeong on Sunday after a landslide engulfed properties.
Sixty-three people have been rescued while 285 others evacuated the area, Gyeonggi Province Fire Department said.
The government launched a multi-agency recovery effort on Sunday, while President Lee Jae-myung ordered the worst-hit areas to be declared as special disaster zones.
Interior minister Yun Ho-jung asked local authorities to mobilise "all available resources" swiftly.
The rainfall is expected to end late on Sunday and be followed by a heatwave.