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31 killed in torrential rain, floods in South Korea

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A view of housing partly submerged by a flooded river caused by heavy rain in Cheongju, South Korea, July 15, 2023.  Yonhap/via REUTERS
A view of housing partly submerged by a flooded river caused by heavy rain in Cheongju, South Korea, July 15, 2023. Yonhap/via REUTERS

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 31 people have died after torrential rains triggered deadly flash floods and landslides in South Korea, media reports said on Sunday.

The death toll from the flash floods raised to 31 with five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by firefighting authorities said, Reuters reported.

The five people were found from a bus that has been submerged at a flooded underpass in Cheongju on Saturday after rescue workers began underwater search operations early Sunday, officials said.

Rescue workers have so far pulled seven bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles . . .

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