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STORY: As of 11 a.m. (0200 GMT), 1,567 people had been evacuated nationwide, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety with local government's evacuation orders covering more than 7,000 people at various times. Evacuations could increase as water has overtopped the dam in North Chungcheong province with the Goesan Dam discharging as much water as it could.
Heavy rains have killed 21 people and caused thousands to evacuate their homes across South Korea, authorities said on Saturday.Officials said 10 people remained missing and nine others were injured.Most fatalities were reported from the ...
The seven people killed since Friday died in rain-related landslides and building collapse, it added. Two of the three people reported missing were swept away when a river overflowed in North Gyeongsang province, the ministry said.
The South Korean interior ministry warns that an overflowing dam in the central county of Goesan may put 6,400 people at risk - Click the link for more details.
SEOUL (Reuters) -- Seven people have died, three were missing, seven injured and thousands evacuated in South Korea on Saturday, officials said, as a