Floods And Landslides In South Korea Kills Dozens Of People

JAKARTA - At least 21 people died as a result of floods and landslides after 46 consecutive days of heavy rains flushed South Korea until Saturday, August 8 at 6 am local time. It is the longest monsoon in the country for the last 7 years.

Reported by Antara, Saturday, August 8, data from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Security stated that more than 3,000 people had been evacuated as of Saturday, August 8, at 6 am local time, while 11 people were reported missing due to flooding in the Korean Peninsula area.

South Jeolla Provincial Authorities said the Seomjin River embankment on the southern edge of the peninsula also collapsed for about 100 meters on the same day. This causes the area around the embankment to be flooded.

Due to this incident, about 1,900 people were evacuated from the province, including about 500 people from the area around the river.

On Friday, August 7, a landslide occurred in South Jeolla which left five houses buried and five people dead.

Meanwhile, the South Korean forestry agency has raised the warning about landslides to the highest level in every region of the country, except for Jeju island tourist destinations.

North Korea on the border was also flooded. The KCNA News Agency reported that the country's third-highest official, Pak Pong Ju, carried out an inspection of flood damage with inundated agricultural land in the southwest region of North Korea.