Hundreds of people have been affected and many of them had to be evacuated.
At least nine people have died and seven are missing in South Korea after torrential rains flooded roads, subway stations and homes, authorities said on Wednesday. The rains that started Monday are the heaviest in South Korea’s 115 years of weather observations, according to President Yoon Suk-yeol.
In total, about 600 people have been affected, many of whom have been forced to leave their homes. Of the dead, three died locked in an underground apartment known as a banjiha, the ministry said. Local media reported that the victims are a teenager, her mother and her aunt.
Another person was killed trying to remove a tree that had fallen onto a sidewalk and was allegedly electrocuted. Another died in a landslide that buried his home in the mountainous Gangwon province.
At a government meeting, President Yoon called on authorities to pay more attention to the most vulnerable. “Those who are struggling financially or facing physical difficulties are often more vulnerable to natural disasters,” he said.
Yoon was criticized for not going to the government control center when the downpours started. Local media reported that his absence was due to a flood near his home, but his office denied this, noting that he decided to stay home as his team was in charge of the response.
Source: La Verdad
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