Three dead and another three missing after South Korea landslide


A rescuer standing on a mud-covered road after a landslide hit a village in southern Sancheong county in South Korea on Saturday (July 19, 2025). -- PHOTO: AFP

SEOUL (AFP): A landslide triggered by torrential rain killed at least three people in South Korea, the national fire agency said Saturday, as rescuers battled to find three others who are believed buried under earth and debris.

Heavy rain pounding the country had unleashed the landslide that buried two houses in a village in southern Sancheong county, officials said.

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