South Korea: Death toll from heavy rains rises to 32

The floods and landslides caused by the heavy rains that have hit South Korea in recent days they have already caused 32 deaths and it is expected that the number may increase due to the flooding of a tunnel where fifteen vehicles were trapped.

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The Disaster and Emergency Countermeasures Command also reported this Sunday that around a dozen people remain missing and that almost 6,000 are in evacuation shelters in different parts of the country.

The most affected province is North Gyeongsang, in the southeast of the country, where 17 people have died due to landslides and nine of the missing are counted.

In the city of Cheongju, about 100 kilometers south of the capital south koreanthe rise of a river caused the sudden flooding of a tunnel on Saturday that left fifteen vehicles trapped inside.

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Firefighters reported today the discovery of six new corpses inside a bus that was in the passageway, which currently brings to seven the number of fatalities due to the flooding of this 685-meter-long subway.

It is anticipated that there may be more victims, as several people believed to be in the trapped vehicles remain missing.

The rainy They also keep 211 highways cut throughout South Korea and suspended most long-distance intercity train services, with the exception of some high-speed lines.

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The alert is maintained in the center and south of the country due to rainywhich is believed to last at least until next Wednesday, July 19, while the maximum alert level for landslides is activated throughout the country.

Source: Elcomercio

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