South Korea landslides, floods kill more than 20, over 4,000 evacuated

FILE PHOTO: A view of a river flood, caused by heavy rain in Cheongju, South Korea, July 14 2023. Yonhap/via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of Saturday, according to ministry data, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam.

As of 6 p.m. (0900 GMT), 4,763 people had been evacuated nationwide, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, as water overtopped the dam in North Chungcheong province on Saturday morning.