'My car’s being swept away': South Korean flood victim’s last call to wife

A man makes his way through a flooded street, caused by torrential rain, in Gwangju, South Korea on July 17. - Reuters

SEOUL: A man in his 50s was found dead on Thursday (July 17) morning inside a submerged vehicle in Seosan, South Korea’s South Chungcheong Province, hours after he called his wife to tell her that the car is being swept away in record-breaking torrential rain.

The victim and his car were discovered by the rescue authorities of the city at around 6.15am (5.15am, Singapore time). He was moved to the nearby Seosan Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.