A vehicle is submerged in floodwaters following heavy rains in Paju, South Korea. Torrential rains continuously pounded South Korea since last week prompting authorities to close parts of highways and issue a rare flood alert near a key river bridge in Seoul. - AP
SEOUL, Aug 8 (dpa): Four people have been killed and one is missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide in a southern town in South Korea, local offcials said on Saturday.
Five homes were buried when the landslide swept through a village in Gokseong, some 400 kilometres south of the capital Seoul, on Friday evening, news agency Yonhap reported.
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