General view shows flooding along Seomjin River amid monsoon rains, in Duga-ri, South Korea August 8, 2020 in this still image taken from social media video. Lee Dong Hyun / Misillan Farm via REUTERS
SEOUL (Reuters) - At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country's longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Saturday.
Nearly 5,000 people had been evacuated as of 4:30 p.m. local time on Saturday (0730 GMT), according to Ministry of the Interior and Safety data, as rains battered the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Ten people are missing.
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