Days-long rains turn deadly as landslide buries homes


Wicked weather: A man looking at his submerged house in Yesan, South Chungcheong province. — Reuters

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

“At least three people have been reported missing, two people are in cardiac arrest and three people were killed,” the national fire agency said in a statement yesterday, adding that 17 people have been rescued so far.

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