Death toll rises to 14 in South Korea as heavy rain triggers landslide and flooding
Nationwide death toll is said to be 14 with 12 people missing South Korean soldiers move debris from an area that was flooded by torrential rain in Gwangju, South Korea, July 20, 2025. Reuters
Two people have died and a further two were missing in the South Korean resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday, after a landslide engulfed houses and flooding swept away vehicles during a period of heavy rainfall.
This brings the nationwide death toll to 14 with 12 people missing since the rain began on Wednesday.
The rainfall is likely to stop on Sunday and be followed by a heat wave, the government weather forecaster said on Sunday.
The heavy rainfall, which had earlier lashed southern parts of South Korea, moved north overnight, it said.
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